Unit 0.4 Homework: The Puritan Lifestyle

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5 questions

Note from the author:

Directions: Please read the following excerpts and answer the comprehension questions. While we will not go over every question in class, we will be analyzing a related primary text to understand the historical topic better together.

Instructions

Directions: Please read the following excerpts and answer the comprehension questions. While we will not go over every question in class, we will be analyzing a related primary text to understand the historical topic better together.

Unit 0.4 Homework: The Puritan Lifestyle

Last updated over 1 year ago

5 questions

Note from the author:

Directions: Please read the following excerpts and answer the comprehension questions. While we will not go over every question in class, we will be analyzing a related primary text to understand the historical topic better together.

Instructions

Directions: Please read the following excerpts and answer the comprehension questions. While we will not go over every question in class, we will be analyzing a related primary text to understand the historical topic better together.

Consider as you read: 
What were the major features of the "New England Way of Life"?
How did religion, family life, and women's roles change in the later 17th century?

Historical Context: The Puritans settled in the New England colonies, such as Massachusetts Bay Colony, in order to practice their religion freely and away from corruption.

Take a moment to locate and circle the New England colonies on this map using the "Show Your Work" function:

This section asks you to compare and contrast the different colonial regions, which can get confusing. Check out this helpful rap!

Unit 0.4 Homework: The Puritan Lifestyle

Unit 0.4 Homework: The Puritan Lifestyle

Take a moment to locate and circle the New England colonies on this map using the "Show Your Work" function:

Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to the question above?

Take a moment to locate and circle the New England colonies on this map using the "Show Your Work" function:

As used in the first sentence, "benignly" most likely means

In contrast with Southern women, New England (Puritan) women

Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to the question above?

All of the following are characteristics of the Salem Witch Trials EXCEPT

As used in the first sentence, "benignly" most likely means

In contrast with Southern women, New England (Puritan) women

All of the following are characteristics of the Salem Witch Trials EXCEPT