USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was at the center of New England towns?
A
fort
B
hospital
C
town meeting house
D
statues
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Description. The colonial meeting house was the central focus of every New England town, and was usually the largest building in the town.

Detailed explanation-2: -Town meeting-the act of a group of individuals gathering together to make decisions-can be traced to the 1630s. Town meeting finds its roots in the earliest New England settlements, when towns people assembled to discuss and decide upon all matters that impacted the community.

Detailed explanation-3: -In New England the center of politics was the town meeting. In town meetings people talked about and decided on issues of local interest, such as paying for schools.

Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. During the time of the Puritans the church was the center of life in New England.

Detailed explanation-5: -A colonial town meeting was often called if there was a persisting problem or dilemma that needed to be resolved. Many colonial towns called meetings to discuss what could be done about the divisions that had developed between England and the colonies.

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