Chapter 3

Question 1

What was New England’s geography like? (MA, CT, RI, NH)

Answer 1

• think, rocky soil
• focused on trade, fishing, and manufacturing
• long winters killed microorganisms
• life expectancy was in the 70s

Question 2

Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

Answer 2

Pilgrims did not want to be a prat of the English church, and would e prosecuted for it (religious freedom)

Question 3

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 3

(1620) It was the form of self-government the Pilgrims used (NOT A CONSTITUTION)

Question 4

Who helped the Pilgrims after landing in Plymouth Bay? How?

Answer 4

The Wampanoag Confederacy helped them find shelter and plant the 3 sisters (maize, beans, and squash)

Question 5

Why did the Puritans leave England?

Answer 5

Although they did not leave the Anglican church, the Puritans believed that the church was not god enough (to “purify” the church)

Question 6

Who were Anne Hutchinson & Roger Williams?

Answer 6

They questioned the Puritan belief of “predestination” and were banished to Rhode Island, where they established freedom of religion

Question 7

What was the Half-Way Covenant?

Answer 7

(1662) The younger generation should be devout, not materialistic