Ch 5 New England Colonies Question Preview (ID: 28097)


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all of these are facts about a hornbook except
a) many had holes in them so students could use string and tie them around their neck
b) the alphabet was shown in capital and lowercase letters
c) cursive letters are shown in the center of the hornbook
d) a prayer completes the page of the hornbook

which one is not a true statement, or fact, about life in the new england colonies?
a) they lived in small towns
b) town meetings were held to elect leaders and vote on laws
c) anyone could vote at town meetings
d) in the fall, all colonists helped harvest the crops

led followers to an island near providence after being expelled from the massachusetts bay colony
a) thomas hooker
b) anne hutchinson
c) metacomet
d) roger williams

founded a fishing settlement, portsmouth, that later became part of the new hampshire colony
a) roger williams
b) david thomson
c) thomas hooker
d) john winthrop

which one does not show a way the people of new england used their resources to flourish
a) traded furs
b) shipbuilding
c) traded surplus dried fish
d) traded jewelry

led the second group of puritans to new england in search of religious freedom and was an early leader of the massachusetts bay colony
a) thomas hooker
b) anne hutchinson
c) david thomson
d) john winthrop

founded the settlement of hartford, which became part of the connecticut colony
a) thomas hooker
b) anne hutchinson
c) roger williams
d) john winthrop

leader who was expelled from the massachusetts bay colony and who later founded providence, which became part of the rhode island colony
a) thomas hooker
b) anne hutchinson
c) metacomet
d) roger williams

leader of the wampanoag who tried to unite native americans against the colonists
a) thomas hooker
b) metacomet
c) anne hutchinson
d) roger williams

which 3 places did the triangular trade routes connect
a) the new england, middle, and southern colonies,
b) england, the english colonies, and africa
c) europe, africa, and asia
d) boston, philadelphia, and london

which of these was an important industry for the new england colonies
a) manufacturing cloth
b) shipbuilding
c) growing sugar
d) growing tobacco

what is the main reason that the puritans started the massachusetts bay colony
a) to live according to their religious beliefs
b) to set up a democratic government
c) to mine for gold and silver
d) to build missions and ranches

for which economic reason did most people first settle in the connecticut river valley?
a) to trade with native americans
b) to have fertile land to farm
c) to build forts to protect the english colonies
d) to trade in port cities

who led the puritans from england to massachusetts bay in 1630?
a) thomas hooker
b) anne hutchinson
c) roger williams
d) john wintrhop

what does expel mean?
a) to differ in belief or opinion
b) to rebel against a government
c) to force someone to leave
d) to imprison someone

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