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THE ORIGINAL NEW
ENGLAND COLONIES
BY: EMILY SHAFFER, BEN FIELD, CALLIE MOUSLEY,
ALIVIA DELEON AND GAVIN CRUZ
MASSACHUSETTS
• Established in 1620
• Founded by William Bradford
• Massachusetts was founded for religious freedom
for separatists.
• Major cities include Boston, Salem, and Plymouth.
CONNECTICUT
• Established in 1636
• Founded by Tom Hooker
• Connecticut was founded for religious and
economic freedom, which many desired.
• Connecticut thrived off of its main city, Hartford.
RHODE ISLAND
• Established in 1636
• Founded by Roger Williams
• Rhode Island was also founded for religious
freedom.
• Providence, Rhode Island was a large part of the
colony’s development.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Established in 1688
• Founded by John Mason
• New Hampshire was an escape for those
constricted by religious and economic rules.
• Portsmouth was the colony’s most productive city.
• The receding of
ancient glaciers
formed most major
landforms.
GEOGRAPHY
CHARACTERISTICS
• Mainly Highlands
• Plateaus
• The Atlantic Ocean
• Few flat areas of
land for farming
• Rocky soil
• Forestry
RELIGIONS
• The main religions were Puritan, Presbyterian,
Baptist, Jewish
• The role was very significant because it was the
main reason for the New England colonies to come
to the New World.
• It was the base of the government of the New
England colonies
ECONOMY
• Most economic activities included:
• Farming
• Fishing
• Whaling
• Shipbuilding
• Lumber
• Minor slave trade
New England’s economy mainly revolved around fish
and sea travel, but all major industries supported the
growth of the region.
OTHER PERTINENT FACTS AND
INFORMATION
• The Puritans of New England had indifferent relations
with the natives
• There were not many recreational activities like sports
because of the value of hard work
• The Witch Trials of Salem in 1692 convicted 19 men and
women of witchcraft when some children had very
strange symptoms that looked very satanic
• They did not celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts
• New England was based on maritime affairs and did not
focus on land inclinations like farming
• New England is a very detailed region even to this day; it
possessed a distinct government, cuisine, architecture,
and dialect
SOURCES
• The American Vision and American History, A Survey
American Cultures textbook. AP textbook: Out of
Many.
• www.history.com
• www.wikipedia.com
• Prior knowledge from each member
• www.ushistory.org
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