SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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self-government
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law making
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monarchy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The colonies were governed by elected magistrates. Formally subject to royal authority, New England settlements were essentially self-governing, and the colonists, not London officials or investors, determined the structure of political institutions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The New England colonies were founded to escape religious persecution in England. The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. The New England Colonies were the settlements established by English religious dissenters along the coast of the north-east of North America between 1620-1640 CE.
Detailed explanation-4: -The dominant religion practiced in New England was Puritanism, except for in Rhode Island were many colonists were Quakers. The Puritans were a sect of Protestant religious dissidents who felt the Church of England was too closely associated with the Catholic religion and needed to be reformed.