1. The NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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2. New England What were the New England colonies? Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire

3. New England Who started the New England Colonies? Puritans:
John Winthrop (MA)
Thomas Hooker (CN)
Roger Williams (RI)

4. New England Why did people come to New England?
Puritans were reformers
Being persecuted
Strong religious beliefs
Wanted to form a society based on their religious beliefs.
CN – to limit government power
RI – for religious tolerance

5. New England What was life like in New England? Government:
MA: had a legislature called the General Court
CN: first constitution to limit government power
Town meetings to make everyday decisions.

6. New England What was life like in the New England Colonies?
Economy: Based on the environment.
Bad soil for farming
Used trees: Shipbuilding and whaling became America’s first industries.
Port cities like Boston grew around these businesses.

7. New England What was life like in the New England Colonies? Religion:
Strict religious rules
Respected the Sabbath
Did not like people that disagreed with them
Roger Williams: ordered to leave Massachusetts
Anne Hutchinson: woman who spoke out against Puritans and their teachings was forced to move to Rhode Island.

8. New England Importance?
Why were the New England Colonies important?
Religion and reform: both would always be important.
Will lead people to try and fix things in America (like slavery)
Environment was bad for farming so slavery never grew.
Industries and cities grew = population growth!
This economy and population made the North powerful