(History) Unit 2, Assign. 7 New England Colonies

plantation

A farm of many acres, worked by slaves or servants.

charter

A formal document granting special rights or privileges to a person or company.

Separatists

A group of Protestants who wanted to separate from the Church of England.

Mayflower Compact

In signing the _________, the Pilgrims agreed to obey their government.

Plymoth

The first settlement started by the Pilgrims was on the New England coast at:

1. Puritans purchased a controlling interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 2. During the first winter, half the colonists at Plymouth died. 3. The people who came were persecuted by the Anglican Church. 4. The Puritans wanted to stay in the Anglican Church. 5. Cities begun by the settlers included Boston and Salem.

True of the Massachusetts colonies?

1. They were exiled from Massachusetts. 2. They disagreed with the strict Puritan rule. 3. There was not enough land in Massachusetts.

What are the reasons settlers left Massachusetts for Rhode Island and Connecticut?

John Edicott

Who led a group of Puritans to Salem?

John Carver

Who was the first governor of the Plymouth colony?

Thomas Hooker

Connecticut was established by:

Puritans

English Protestants who tried to simplify rituals in the Church of England.

John Mason

New Hampshire was established by:

Roger Williams

Rhode Island was estasblished by:

Massachusetts

Sir Fernando Gorges' land grant was never settled, and part of it was claimed by:

In 1639, each town sent representatives to Hartford where they drew up a document that gave not just church members but every citizen in the colony the right to vote and hold office. The "Fundamental Orders" became a model for future colonial and state constitutions in America. In 1662, the king granted them a charter, confirming this meeting and uniting all of the communities into a new colony, Connecticut.

Why were the Fundamental Orders important, and what did they provide for Connecticut colonists?