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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

SS Ch. 8 Short Answer Questions

These are the first FOUR short answer questions for the test Wed:

1. Why did the Puritans build their homes in towns instead of near their farmland?

2. What kinds of things did Puritan boys and girls learn from their parents?

3. What changes in Puritan life helped lead to the Great Awakening?

4. Why did New England merchants decide to smuggle goods into New England?

Make sure to be familiar with these topics:

- all vocabulary
- Important people (Roger Williams, John Winthrop, Puritans, Algonquins)
-Why Puritans/Algonquins disagree
- New England main products for trade
- Basic Puritan beliefs and life styles

Best of Luck!!!