| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Towns | Place Puritans lived instead of farms in MA. |
| Trading and fishing | Puritan economy in MA |
| "Tame it" | Puritan motto regarding nature |
| "Keep it the way it is" | Algonquin motto regarding nature |
| The Church of England | What did the Puritans want to reform by "purifying" and making it more simple? |
| Strong discipline | What did the Puritans do because they believed that their children were born "full of sin?" |
| Relatives or friends | Where did Puritans send their children away when they turned fourteen? |
| The Bible | What was important to the Puritans that made reading a religious skill? |
| Skills | What did Puritan father feel was important to pass on to their sons? |
| Ministry, farming and caring for livestock | What skills did Puritan fathers pass on to their sons? |
| Move away | What were some Puritan sons forced to do because the plots of land became too small |
| Democracy | What kind of government did Puritan leaders not believe in? |
| Religious Freedom | What was one freedom that Puritan leaders did not allow? |
| Women | Who was not allowed to vote in Puritan society? |
| Roger Williams | Who in Puritan society believed that all people should have the right to vote and religious freedom? |
| Anne Hutchinson | Who believed in having a personal relationship with God and the right to free speech? |
| Forced to flee | What happened to Roger Williams because of his beliefs? |
| Banished | What happened to Anne Hutchinson because of her beliefs? |
| Dissent | Over time, what weakened the authority of Puritan ministers? |
| Elizabeth and Abigail | What are the names of the names of the two girls accused of being witches? |
| Navigation acts | What laws did the English government pass that helped them earn money on trade? |
| The Dutch and French | Who did not earn money carrying the colonists' goods when colonists had to ship them on English of Colonial ships? |
| Duty | What was the extra tax that England placed on non-European goods? |
| Merchants | Who replaced ministers as the most powerful people in New England society? |
| Manufactured goods | What products did Great Britain send to both Africa and North America? |
| Charleston | What port city exported indigo and rice? |
| Flour, meat and lumber | What products did the North American colonies ship to the West Indies? |
| Sugar Mollases and Slaves | What did North American colonies receive from the West Indies? |
| George Whitefield | Credited with starting the Great Awakening, also a leader of the "New Lights. |
| Massasoit | the Wampanoag leader who signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims |
| John Winthrop | Leader of the first settlers at Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Mary Dyer | Quaker Woman- hung at Boston Common in 1660 because of her views regarding women's rights to preach and for expressing her views on the seperation of church and state |
| Apprentice | works for an expert to learn a trade |
| Civil Disobedience | nonviolent resistance to laws considered unjust |
| Common | A large public pasture in the center of a town |
| Covenant | An agreement with God; An agreement between two persons |
| Democracy | Rule by will of the majority |
| Dissenter | A person who disagrees with an accepted idea or refuses to follow certain beliefs |
| Duty | A tax paid on goods brought into the country |
| Great Awakening | The puritan religious movement of the early 1700s, characterized by an awakening of interest in spiritual matters. |
| Meetinghouse | A large building used by the Puritans as a gathering place for religious services, celebrations, and town meetings |
| Merchant | A person whose business is buying and selling good for profit |
| Parliament | The lawmaking body of England consisting of the House of Lords and the House of Commons |
| Smuggle | To move goods secretly and unlawfully to avoid paying a duty |
| Puritan | A member of a Protestant group in England and te American colonies. Believed in simple creeds and ceremonies, strict discipline, and high moral standards |
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