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| New Amsterdam | A Dutch colony in North America seized by the British in 1664. Later named New York. |
| Salem Witch Trials | A series of court hearings during which 150 Massachusetts colonists were tried for witchcraft. Nineteen of them were hanged. |
| Massachusetts | A New England colony established by the Puritans for the purpose of religious freedom. |
| Mid-Atlantic Colonies | The English colonies located between the New England and Virginia Colonies including Pennsylvania & New York |
| Rhode Island | A New England colony founded by people who left Massachusetts to establish a more religiously tolerant society. |
| Half-Way Covenant | It allowed partial membership to Puritan church with the hope that future generations would become full members. |
| Pennsylvania | A mid-Atlantic colony settled by religiously tolerant Quakers. |
| town meetings | how many of the day to day issues of New England colonies were resolved |
