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covenant a special agreement. In colonial New England, a contract signed by each freeman that bound his family to live by puritans rules.
tolerate Allowing people to have different believes from your own.
King Charles 1st 1600-1649 King of England who gave the puritans a charter to form the Masschutes Bay Colony in 1629.
John Winthrop 1588-1649 First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.
Roger Williams 1603-1684 Puritan minister who founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1636.
Anne Hutchinson 1591-1643 Puritan founder of Portsmith, Rhode Island in 1636.
Thomas Hooker 1586-1647 Puritan minister who founded the colony of Conneticuit in 1639.
Metacomet 1639?-1676 Wamponoag sachem known to the English as King Philip. He led one of the last Native Americans battles against the colonist in New England in 1676.
Massachusetts The Puritans settled in a part of New England called Massachsetts Bay Colony. Known as Massachustts.
Boston Capital and largest city of Massachusetts.(42degreesN-71degrees W).
Providence Capital and largest city of Rhode Island.(42degreesN-71degreesW).
Rhode Island Was the first European colony in america to allow freedom and religion.
Portsmouth A town in southeastern Rhode Island founded in 1637 by Anne Hutchinson.(42degreesN- 71degreesW).
Connecticuit Founded in 1636 and 100 followers helped found it.
New Hampshire After Peqout War there was no fighting with the Americans for fourty years! During that time colonists moved to New Hampshire.
Vermont & Maine northern areas that people moved to after peace with the Native Americans
Conestoga A sterdy wagon used by colonist and pioneers to carry people and goods.
King Charles 2nd 1630-1685 King of England when England made the Dutch colony of New England on part of the Middle Colonies.
William Penn 1644-1718 Quaker leader who founded the colony of Pennsylvania.
New Netherlands A Dutch colony in North America during colonial times.
New Amsterdam An early Dutch settlement in New Netherlands on the site of present day New York City.(41 degreesN-74 degreesW).
New York The English renamed New Netherlands, New York in honor of King Charles brother, The Duke of York.
New York City The largest city in the United States located in southeastern New York State.( 41 degrees N -74 degrees W
New Jersey Later that Duke gave part to two friends that later became the English colony of New Jersey.
Pennsylvania 1704 colony founded by William Penn for the religious group of the Quakers.
Middle Colonies The name given to the English colony of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania before the American Revolution.
Philadelphia A city in southeastern Pennsylvania; the largest city in this state from 1760- 1800. It was the capital of the United States;40 degrees N,75 degrees W.

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  1. New York → The English renamed New Netherlands, New York in honor of King Charles brother, The Duke of York. - 2 misses
  2. covenant → a special agreement. In colonial New England, a contract signed by each freeman that bound his family to live by puritans rules. - 1 miss
  3. Roger Williams → 1603-1684 Puritan minister who founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1636. - 1 miss
  4. Rhode Island → Was the first European colony in america to allow freedom and religion. - 1 miss
  5. Connecticuit → Founded in 1636 and 100 followers helped found it. - 1 miss
  6. Conestoga → A sterdy wagon used by colonist and pioneers to carry people and goods. - 1 miss
  7. New Jersey → Later that Duke gave part to two friends that later became the English colony of New Jersey. - 1 miss