week 1 - the 13 colonies

Question 1

who did the colonists frequently fight with and why?

Answer 1

the indians over land they inhabited since they wanted to grow crops

Question 2

who founded the plymouth colony?

Answer 2

separatists

Question 3

who created the massachusetts bay colony and why?

Answer 3

puritans who were not separatists - they felt the burden of political oppression and religious persecution

Question 4

what did puritans believe?

Answer 4

they had a special covenant, or agreement with god.

to fulfil their part, they were to create a moral society which would serve as a beacon for others to follow.

Question 5

roger williams

Answer 5

an extreme separatist,

expressed two controversial views - english settlers had no rightful claim to the land unless they purchased it from native americans.

every person should be free to worship according to their conscience.

people tried to convert native americans to their religion which he hated

Question 6

quakers

Answer 6

quakers held protestant services without formal ministers, allowing any person to speak who was moved by the spirit.

they dressed plainly, opposed war and refused to defer to persons of rank

disliked by Anglicans