Lesson 3 The New England Colonies Lesson Summary

During the 1500s, people in Europe were not allowed to practice religion freely. Western European Christians were divided into two groups. What were these two groups?

• Protestants and Roman Catholics

• Pilgrims and Puritans

• Separatists and General Court

• Mayflower and Puritans

Who were the Pilgrims?

• People who wanted to reform the Church of England

• People who travel long distances to find a place where they can live and worship as they choose

• Local American Indians

• Members of the General Court

Fill in the blank: The first document in which colonists pledged to form a united government was called the _________

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

Who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter by teaching them how to plant corn, beans, and pumpkins?

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Squanto

• Thomas Hooker

The Puritans wanted to:

• Separate from the Church of England

• Reform, not separate from, the Church of England

• Join the Roman Catholics

• Move to Rhode Island

Fill in the blank: The colony of Massachusetts eventually created an elected assembly called the _________.

• General Court

• House of Burgesses

• Continental Congress

• Provincial Assembly

Who founded the colony of Connecticut and wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

• John Winthrop

• Thomas Hooker

• Roger Williams

• Squanto

Rhode Island protected freedom of religion and gave all white men the right to vote.

• True

• False

Who was Anne Hutchinson and what happened to her in 1637?

• Anne Hutchinson was a Boston woman who questioned some Puritan beliefs. She was put on trial in 1637 and forced out of Massachusetts. She and her family and friends settled in Rhode Island.

• Anne Hutchinson was a leader of the Jamestown colony who signed the Mayflower Compact in 1637.

• Anne Hutchinson was a Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Massachusetts in 1637.

• Anne Hutchinson was a British general who led troops against the colonists in the Battle of Lexington in 1637.

What was the conflict known as King Phillip’s War about?

• King Phillip’s War was a conflict between the chief of the Wampanoag, Metacom (King Phillip), and English settlers over expansion. The war killed hundreds and destroyed 12 towns.

• King Phillip’s War was a trade dispute between French fur traders and English settlers in the Ohio Valley.

• King Phillip’s War was a naval battle between Spanish and English fleets off the coast of Florida.

• King Phillip’s War was a rebellion of enslaved Africans in the southern colonies.