1. New England Region What you find when you arrive: The Land Thick forests Rocky, thin soil Lots of coastline Hills and mountains Fast, winding rivers Freezing winters

2. The people Lots of Puritans Native Americans living in villages, farming, hunting nearby

4. Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire 1620 Founded by Puritans seeking freedom of religion from England Founded 1635 by Thomas Hooker {religious freedom from Puritans!} “Rogue’s Island) Founded 1636 by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson {religious freedom from Puritans!} Founded 1638 by John Wheelwright

5. How they made a living The New Englanders made their living by fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, trade, and the sale of lumber

6. New England Vocabulary Subsistence farming Puritan Indentured servant Harbor Trade Great Migration Farming food for yourself, family only Religion-Strict code of conduct Someone who works as a servant to pay for passage to the new world. Place for ships to park Goods trading for other goods 15,000 people moving to the new world