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New England Colonies

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  • Why was corn so important to the New England colonists?
    Corn was part of the three sisters. It was the food that the colonists ate the most. The corn husks were used to make moccasins and baskets.
  • Why was school important to the colonists of New England?
    They wanted their children to know how to read so that they could read the Bible.
  • What colony is shown by #2?
    Rhode Island
  • What was the main reason that whales were killed?
    Colonists used the whale blubber to make oil.
  • What colony is shown by #3?
    Connecticut
  • True or False: The Puritans believed it was wrong to fight for any reason.
    False
  • What did the New England colonists become well-known for?
    shipbuilding
  • What were the Puritans looking for when they came to the "New World"?
    religious freedom
  • Which two colonists had such different beliefs that they were forced to leave the colony of Massachusetts?
    Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams
  • What colony is shown by #1?
    Massachusetts
  • True or False: The New England colonists depended on their natural resources to survive.
    True
  • True or False: The New England colonies had rich soil which allowed them to grow many crops on large farms.
    False
  • Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?
    It was cold, winters were long and it had poor soil.
  • What colony is shown by #4?
    New Hampshire
  • Compare and contrast the Pilgrims and the Puritans.
    Both came for religious freedom. Pilgrims=wanted to practice their religion freely Purtians=more pure form of religion. Economic status was different as well.
  • Explain how lumber was used by the colonists.
    Lumber was used to build houses and other buildings. It was used to build boats and ships. It was used to heat homes in the winter.