The New England Colonies

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The New England Colonies

• Grade 5 Social Studies
• Chapter 8 Vocabulary

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covenant

• An agreement
• The Puritans hoped that God would enter into a
  covenant
• If the Puritan colony grew and was successful,
  the Puritans would conclude that God did indeed
  favor them as a chosen people

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meetinghouse

• The towns largest and most important building
• A gathering place for religious services,
  celebrations, and news

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common

• A large open pasture
• Belonged to everyone
• In front of meetinghouse
• Families built their homes in town around the
  common so they could help each other

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apprentice

• A person working for a skilled worker in order to
  learn a skill
• Spent several years learning skills such as
  weaving or carpentry

apprentice
skilled worker
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democracy

• Rule by the majority
• System of government in which the people rule
  either directly or through elected representatives

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dissenter

• People who disagreed with the Puritans
• They spoke out

"The government should not support one religion
over another. People should be free to worship as
they chose."
Roger Williams-minister started the colony of
Rhode Island
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civil disobedience

• Refusal to obey certain laws that one regards as
  unjust
• Form of protest
• Not harmful
• Example Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat
  on a public bus to a white person in the 1950s.

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Great Awakening

• Puritan religious movement of the early 1700s
• Revival of Puritanism
• Characterized by an awakening of interest in
  spiritual matters

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merchant

• A person whose business is buying and selling
  goods for profit

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Parliament

• The lawmaking body of England, consisting of the
  House of Lords and the House of Commons

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duty

• A tax paid on goods brought into the country
• Example tea brought to colonies from England

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smuggle

• To take goods into or out of a country secretly
  and unlawfully in order to avoid paying a duty