New England Colonies: Historical Locations

Click black markers to explore major sites across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Read the descriptions carefully to complete the scavenger hunt below.

Historic Landmark Marker (settlement, town, battle site, church, port, or colonial center)
Tip: Scavenger hunt answers are hidden in the details.

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This map highlights important colonial and Revolutionary-era locations throughout the New England colonies. Click a site and read closely—many descriptions include exact clues for the scavenger hunt.

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Scavenger Hunt: New England Colonial Sites

Use the landmark descriptions to answer these 10 multiple-choice questions. Click Submit to check your score.

1) Which site was founded in 1636 to educate ministers and leaders, reflecting Puritan values about learning?



2) Which town is most closely connected to the 1692 witch trials crisis?



3) Which location is tied to the Mayflower passengers and one of the earliest English settlements in New England (1620)?



4) Which site is described as the “execution site memorial area” for the Pequot War’s most infamous attack (burning a Pequot village)?



5) Which colony’s founding is emphasized as being based on religious freedom and separation of church and government?



6) Which Revolutionary locations are connected to April 19, 1775 and early fighting that sparked a wider war?



7) Which Boston church is connected to a famous warning signal tradition (“one if by land, two if by sea”)?



8) Which Connecticut town is highlighted as a planned Puritan settlement with a central green used for civic and religious life?



9) Which site is described as a strategic river-mouth location meant to control access to the Connecticut River?



10) Which Rhode Island port city is highlighted for Atlantic trade and its role as a major colonial seaport?