SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A group of Puritans led by John Winthrop established the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630. A lack of religious tolerance by the Puritans led to the formation of colonies elsewhere. The outcome of King Philip’s War enabled colonists to move into Native American territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -The core members of the Pilgrims’ immigrant group were Separatists, members of a Puritan sect that had split from the Church of England, the only legal church in England at that time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1, 000 Puritan refugees from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The first American colony to promote religious tolerance was Maryland.
Detailed explanation-5: -According to the Preamble, it is the states that join together to establish the Constitution. Article V of the Constitution spells out the two methods of formally amending the document. The Framers made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to change the Articles of Confederation.