apush new england colonies

founder of Massachusetts

william bradford and john winthrop

founder of new hampshire

john wheelright

founder of rhode island

roger williams and anne hutchinson

founder of Connecticut

thomas hooker

reason Massachusetts was founded

escape religious persecution in england

reasons new hampshire was founded

escape religious persecution in Massachusetts

reason rhode island was founded

escape religious persecution in Massachusetts

reason Connecticut was founded

escape religious persecution in Massachusetts

people in massachusetts

pilgrams and puritans

people in new hampshire

british, scottish, irish, native americans

people in rhode island

europeans and native americans

people in connecticut

dutch, swedish, and native americans

climate and geography in massachusetts

harbors, rocky soil, heavy forests, fertile land, cold winters, humid summers

climate and geography in new hampshire

rocky soil, heavy forests, fertile land, cold winters, humid summers

climate and geography in rhode island

rocky soil, cold winters, short humid summers

climate and geography in connecticut

hilly and forested, cold winters, short humid summers

economy in massachusetts

shipping, ship building, fur, lumber, fishing

economy in new hampshire

fishing, whaling, shipping, ship building, fur, lumber, rum-making

economy in rhode island

shipping, subsistence farming, livestock and dairy farms

economy in connecticut

fishing, whaling, shipping, ship building, subsistence farming, livestock and dairy farms

religious views in massachusetts

lives centered around religion and church

religious views in new hampshire

religious freedom

religious views in rhode island

religious freedom

religious views in connecticut

religious freedom

government in massachusetts

town meetings, laws based on religious beliefs, only white men in good standing with church could vote

government in new hampshire

representative assembly

government in rhode island

town meeting, governer and general assembly

government in connecticut

town meeting, fundamental orders of connecticut