1. New England Colonies
EQ: How did the social, political and religious differences between colonial regions lead to each region’s success?

2. New England Colonies Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts
Rhode Island

3. New England Colonies Geography and Climate Long, cold winters
Rocky soil, not good for farming.
Positioned on the North Atlantic Coast
Many forests and rivers

4. New England Colonies Economy (how they made their money)
Used the ocean as a source of food and commerce (trade, economics)
Fishing, Whaling, Timber, Shipping, and Trade.
French Settled to Trade Furs
Subsistence farming: small farms where people grew just enough to feed themselves and their families… they did not sell their goods.

5. Massachusetts Freedom of Religion Boston had a major port for trade
Pilgrims
Mayflower-1620
Plymouth
Puritans
Emigrated to escape religious persecution
Established the Massachusetts Bay Colony for a settlement involved in a more “purified” church.
Also founded New Hampshire and Connecticut

6. Massachusetts Body of Liberties
First Bill of Rights in North America
Only document at the time that gave women rights
More freedom than other colonies as long as you held the same religious beliefs as the leaders of the colony.

7. Rhode Island “Rogue’s Island” Freedom of Religion Roger Williams
First real democrat-believed people had the right to create the government they wanted
Separation of church and state
Anne Hutchison
Believed that God spoke directly to her and not through the bible as everyone else believed
She and her followers were banished from Massachusetts in 1638.
Crime was holding meeting to discuss sermons and criticized ministers and their teaching.
Both were trying to find a more accepting place to live
The government was separate from church leadership

8. Connecticut Founded for Political Reasons Founded by Thomas Hooker
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The first written constitution on North American soil. (Not all countries have a written constitution…England doesn’t.)
Expanded the idea of representative government
Extended voting rights to non-church members
Established term limits

9. New Hampshire Founded for economic reasons Founded by John Mason
Had a major fishing port

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