Green-New England colonies Purple-Middle Colonies Red- Southern Colonies
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
LIST THE COLONIES Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut
COLOR THE REGION OF THE MAP RED New England ColoniesC NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Why They Settled For religious reasons Desire for land Economic opportunity
GEOGRAPHY Mostly hills with rocky soil. Narrow coastal plain
Climate Colder—long, harsh winters Growing season was short—limited crops
Natural Resources West—Appalachian Mts. Rivers Rocky, hilly, heavy forests Bays and harbors Narrow coastal plain
Immigration England
Government Similar to English government—governor, legislature, courts. Laws passed by the English Parliament had to be obeyed. Town meeting—direct democracy.
Economy Cities: Boston Followed rules of mercantilism Raw materials sent to England—factory made goods purchased by colonists Fishing, whaling (oil), ship building, sea trade, furs Rocky soil—farming unproductive
Religion New England was for the Godly. Puritans Strict moralist and did not tolerate others. -Puritans wanted to be well educated to read the Bible -1636 Harvard established to educated ministers – Yale 1701 -first public schools in Massachusetts (1647) -one room school houses – teachers paid in goods not money
Daily Life for Adults Women—worked at home Free African Americans
Daily Life For Children Became apprentices to learn a trade
Education Boys went to grammar schools while girls went to dame school. There was no chalkboards, maps, or paper. School teachers were strict and were allowed to hit their students or make them wear a dunce hat.
Houses Clapboard exterior
Other BEN FRANKLIN: (1706-1790) -one of 17 children -born in Boston (Self Educated) -at 17 Franklin ran away from Boston to Philadelphia -becomes a successful inventor and scientist -stove, almanac, electricity, helped improve city life