Pilgrims who were (1) ________ settle in (2) ____________ (Massachusetts). This colony was founded for (3) ______________ freedo
m. The (4) _____________ helped set up an organized orderly government for the Pilgrims. (5) _______ and (6) __________ were natives that helped the Pilgrims make peace with the local (7) ______________ tribe. 15, 000 Puritans came to Massachusetts during what was called the (8) ______________. They had little (9) ________ for other religious beliefs and strictly enforced their own beliefs. Massachusetts Bay Company went to Boston and (10) _____________ was appointed governor. Also, (11) _______________ founded Hartford, Connecticut. While (12) _____________ founded Rhode Island (considered to be a “safe place”). In Rhode Island, it was established that people were free to worship and could not be forced to worship in any certain way.
Ultimately the New England Colonies go to war with (13) ____________ leader of the Wampanoag tribe and other surrounding tribes. The (14) _____________ destroyed the power of the Native Americans in the New England Region. The New England region became (15) _____________ and is where you would find all of the colonial ship building, lumber, rum, and fishing.
In the New England colonies, the colonist made their living (16) ___________, (17) _________, and (18) ____________. Whale oil was considered a valuable resource and was used in lamps. Farming (or agriculture) was difficult in New England crops such as wheat would not grow in the poor soil. However, they did plant corn, pumpkins, rye, squash, and beans. The primary focus of the New England colonies was on manufacturing, town life, and the ship building industries. New England = (19) __________________________.
In the New England colonies, the father was considered to be the (20) _______________. The mother oversaw the upkeep of the (21) ____________ and the raising of the (22) _____________. Life was centered on (23) ______________ and (24) _________________. Men were responsible largely for (25) ________________, hunting, livestock care, and working at various trades that supported the family. New England = religion was (26) ____________________ and (27) ___________.
New England summers were warm, but winters were (28) _________ and (29) _____________. Colonists in New England focused on using natural resources such as iron to make a living. They would also cut down trees to make (30) __________ and (31) _________________. Also, they would catch (32) ________- and (33) _____________ for food and other products.
New England = Natural resources (iron) and (34) ________________.
