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What proved to be a major hardship for settlement in the New England colonies?

A
Trading with neighboring colonies.
B
Exporting raw materials to England.
C
Creating the shipbuilding industry.
D
Developing agriculture during hot summers.
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In 1638, Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for

A
starting her own church.
B
supporting Puritan teachings.
C
relocating to Rhode Island.
D
preaching in her home.
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Read the excerpt from the sermon “A Model of Christian Charity” by John Winthrop.“For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.”Based on this excerpt, what was John Winthrop’s goal?

A
to make Massachusetts Bay Colony an example of Christian living
B
to make Plymouth Colony an example of Christian living
C
to establish Massachusetts Bay Colony as a place of religious tolerance
D
to establish Plymouth Colony as a place of religious tolerance
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Which event started the Pequot War?

A
Colonists in Providence wanted Narragansett lands.
B
Pequot Indians killed an English trader, which led to conflict.
C
Colonists offered to help the Pequot conquer the Narragansett.
D
New England colonists raided the food supplies at a Pequot fort.
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The Pilgrim leader who organized the Mayflower voyage was

A
John Winthrop.
B
Roger Williams.
C
Anne Hutchinson.
D
William Bradford.
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Which idea was common in Plymouth Colony but not in Massachusetts Bay Colony?

A
voting rights
B
religious intolerance
C
representative government
D
separation of church and state
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How did building New England towns and cities around a common help colonies develop a diverse economy?

A
by attracting wealthier residents
B
by creating a more skilled workforce
C
by making it easier to trade goods
D
by providing better access to local harbors
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A government based on religious principles is called a

A
democracy.
B
theocracy.
C
republic.
D
monarchy.
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What made Massachusetts Bay Colony a theocracy?

A
It encouraged religious tolerance and was open to colonists of differing beliefs.
B
It did not encourage religious tolerance, but it did not strongly oppose it either.
C
It was established by people seeking freedom from religious persecution.
D
It had strict rules governing behavior that were based on religious principles.
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The first Thanksgiving celebrated

A
the end of the Pequot War.
B
the establishment of the first English colony.
C
the return of Squanto from Europe.
D
the ties between colonists and American Indians.

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