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New England Colonies Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest
Directions: Click on links provided to answer the following questions. Answer in complete sentences!
Click here to answer questions #1-5!
1. Who founded Rhode Island? In what year?
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2. In the New England towns along the coast, these colonists made their living ________________________, ________________________, and ________________________.
3. Name 4 items farmers grew in the New England Colonies:
1. _________________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _________________________ 4. _________________________ 4. What kind of animals did the farmers have on their farms in the New England Colonies? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Name the 4 New England Colonies.
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Click here to answer questions #6-10!
6. Write 3 facts about the New England Colonies.
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2. _______________________________________________________________
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3. _______________________________________________________________
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7. True or False: All of the systems of government in the New England Colonies elected their own legislature.
8-10. Using the New England Colonies Timeline on the website, fill out the following chart.
Year Event
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The Pilgrim Fathers, or Pilgrims founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620, located in present-day Massachusetts. The Mayflower Compact was a legal document written by the Pilgrims to specify basic laws and social rules for their new colony.
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New Hampshire. John Mason received land in northern New England which formed the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Mason eventually formed New Hampshire when the region was given a royal charter in 1679.
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