New England Colonies
Colonies:
What colonies are
included in this
region?
--Massachusetts (Boston)
--Rhode Island (Providence)
--Connecticut
(Hartford)
--New Hampshire (Portsmouth)
--Maine was not its own colony; it was part of Massachusetts
--Looking for freedom to practice their own religion
Reason for
-They achieved this but then limited others who had different beliefs.
Establishment:
--Looking for land and resources to start farms and businesses
-As people spread they found better resources on land and sea. This led
Why did they come
to a free market economy and better industries.
to the New World?
Did they achieve
their dream?
Economy:
What did they do
for food? Were
they successful?
Did they
influence
England?
Trading:
What did they do
for commerce?
Were they
successful? Did
they influence
England?
Freedoms:
What Freedoms did
they have? What
was the effect
emotionally on
the people?
Government:
Did they have
government?
Frustrations:
What were the
colonist’s
frustrations?
Historical
Figures:
Who made a
difference?
--Had trouble in Massachusetts because of bad soil.
--In other areas, they raised dairy cows and sheep and grew grain wool, fruit, and
trees for firewood.
--Their success led to a surplusbetter trade w/other colonies and England
--They had several major industries
-People everywhere were farmers
-Places with a lot of trees made lumber for building
-With all the wood, they built better ships
-Places near the ocean made a living fishing and whaling
-England wanted these goods, so they traded for tea, spices,
as English cloth, shoes and paper.
-Slave trade was also a big business
wine, as well
--Once they found a place to practice their religion, they did not accept people
with different beliefs.
--Could not speak against government (sedition)
--Free Market-the freedom to buy and sell what you want (like today)
--Daily activities must honor God (no card games or stage plays)
--People harshly punished if they spoke out against the church
--Strongly tied to religion
--Representatives--Voters chose leaders to represent the whole colony
--Only male land owners could vote
--People met in the “common” to discuss what was going on in the colony
--Bad soil in Masshard to farm
--Not accepted if they disagreed with the religion of the leaders
--Keeping up farms requires long days of hard work.
John Winthrop-Puritan who settled Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anne Hutchinson—spoke against the governmentleft to form Rhode Is.
Roger Williams—Believed everyone should agree on how the colony is runformed
Rhode Island with Hutchinson
Metacomet-Indian leader in King Philip’s war (fought to protect land from
colonists)
As the colonist took land from the Indians, many wars broke out (Indians didn’t
Indian Relations: believe you could own land—thought they were sharing with the colonists)
--Pequot war
How did the
--King Philip’s war
colonists and
Many Indians were kept as slaves
Indians get
--Roger Williams disagreed. He thought colonist should live at peace with the
Indians.
along?