YEAR
FOUNDER
MASSACHUSETTS (1620) __Pilgrim-William
Bradford / Puritans-
John Winthrop__ Royal Colony __1691__
Purpose:
religious freedom
Two major events that occurred in this colony before 1750:
CONNECTICUT (1636) __Thomas
Purpose:
Hooker__
religious and political freedom
Two major events that occurred in this colony before 1750:
NEW HAMPSHIRE (1623) __John
Mason / John Wheelwright___ Royal
1679__
Colony __
Purpose:
religious and political freedom / trade
Two major events that occurred in this colony before 1750:
RHODE ISLAND (1636) __Roger
Purpose:
Williams_____
religious freedom
Two major events that occurred in this colony before 1750:
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Describe the geography and climate:
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Near ocean,
Good coastal harbors
Poor rocky soil
Swift rivers were hard to navigate,
Lots of hardwood trees in thick forests
Cold winters and short warm, not hot, summers;
Short growing season—small gardens not large
farms
Color the correct region on the map
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
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Describe their religious and
social life:
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English
Very religious—
religion
influenced every
part of life
Puritans /
Pilgrims
More equal
social classes
How did the colonists make
their money? (Economy)
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Lots of trees for
ship building and
lumber
Lots of fishing and
whaling,
Shop owners and
craftsmen
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Thick furs
Describe how the colony was
arranged? (Government and
laws)
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Mayflower
Compact- 1st set of
written rules
(constitution) in the
colonies—set up the
ideas of self-rule,
majority rule, and
written rules (these
are the foundations
of todays USA
government)
Town Meetings, Led
by free, white,
landowning males
who were members
of the church