3-2 New England Colonies Quiz

Why did the Puritans settle in North America?

• To seek religious freedom

• To find gold and riches

• To escape from war

• To become famous explorers

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A document that set up an organized, orderly government for the Pilgrims

• A treaty with Native Americans

• A map of the New World

• A list of supplies for the journey

How did Squanto and Samoset help the Pilgrims during their first winter in America?

• They taught the Pilgrims how to grow crops and hunt

• They built houses for the Pilgrims

• They gave the Pilgrims gold

• They sailed the Mayflower back to England

Explain how the lack of religious tolerance among the Puritans influenced the formation of new colonies.

• It led to the creation of new colonies by people who were criticized or persecuted for their beliefs

• It encouraged everyone to join the same church

• It made the Puritans more accepting of other religions

• It stopped people from moving to America

What was the significance of the Great Migration in the 1630s?

• It brought more than 15,000 Puritans to Massachusetts, helping to establish and grow the colony

• It was a journey to find gold in California

• It was a trade route between England and America

• It was a war between settlers and Native Americans

Which colony was the first place in America where people of all faiths could worship freely?

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

Who led his congregation to the Connecticut River Valley and founded the town of Hartford?

• Thomas Hooker

• Roger Williams

• John Wheelwright

• Metacomet

What was the main cause of conflict between settlers and Native Americans as settlers spread across New England?

• Settlers moved onto Native American lands without permission or payment

• Native Americans refused to trade with settlers

• Settlers wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• Native Americans attacked settlers for no reason

Explain how the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were significant in American history.

• They were the first written constitution in America, organizing representative government in detail

• They were the first peace treaty with Native Americans

• They were the first law banning religious freedom

• They were the first document to ban farming in the colonies

King Philip’s War was named after which Native American leader, and what was the result of the war?

• Metacomet; the colonists defeated Metacomet and destroyed the power of Native Americans in New England

• Squanto; the colonists lost and left New England

• Pocahontas; the Native Americans gained more land

• Samoset; the war ended in a truce