The New England Colonies

Question 1

What was the name of the first English settlement in New England?

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Plymouth

Question 2

Which of the following groups founded Harvard University?

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the Puritans

Question 3

Which of the following is the best definition of the term theocracy?

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a government based on religious principles

Question 4

The Pequot War was an example of

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a conflict in which Indigenous peoples allied with English colonists and fought other Indigenous peoples.

Question 5

What was the result the Pequot War?

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The colonists defeated the Pequot and took control of the entire region.

Question 6

Who was a colonial-era minister known for religious tolerance?

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Roger Williams

Question 7

What made it difficult for New England colonists to repay the English investors who had funded them?

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Colonists had to struggle to grow enough food to meet their needs.

Question 8

Who helped establish Plymouth Colony and was one of the authors of the Mayflower Compact?

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William Bradford

Question 9

Which is a result of Squanto’s negotiations with colonists?

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an alliance between colonists and the Wampanoag

The New England Colonies Answers