The 13 English Colonies: New England Colonies

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New Hampshire Colonies

Colony: Exeter

Founded: 1623

Founder: John Mason, John Wheelwright, Sir Fernando Gorges

Economy/Occupations: farming, sawing timber, fishing, ship building, and coastal trade.

Daily Life: colonists were able to colonize NH short coastline for fishing and shipbuilding, relied heavily on potato and crop farming and textiles for economic study;booming fishing and fur trade

Religion: Any

Education: None

Govt./Laws: 1679, exeter compact signed and patterned other Mayflower Compact

Why Founded?/Misc...: Exeter compact- 1679; set of laws originally part of large landmass -settled because of booming fishing and fur trade -sought freedom from strict religious laws and economic trade in a coastal farming colony

Rhode Island Colonies

Colony: Providence

Founded: 1636; statehood- May 29, 1790

Founder:Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson

Economy/Occupations: farming (large cattle and dairy farms, small independent farms), lumber, shipbuilding, fishishing, whaling, trade

Daily Life: hot and humid-summer, cold and dry -winter

Religion: Religious Freedom

Education: None

Gov’t/Laws: all people can worship who they choose

Why Founded?/Misc…: refuge from the strict practices of the Puritan faith allowed slave trade

Massachusetts Colony

Colony: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Founded: 1620,1630

Founder: William Bradford/ Pilgrims, Puritans led by John Winthrop

Economy/Occupations: crop and livestock farming, lumber, shops, shipping

Daily Life: Boys- farming, lumberjacks, shipping; Girls-stayed home

Religion: Puritans (little to no tolerance for other religions)

Education: New England, laws were passed for public schooling for children. Learn how to read while learning religious values. Harvard and William and Mary collages were founded. First public school, Boston Latin School, 1635

Gov’t/Laws: self governing with strong influence

Why Founded?/Misc…: Puritans seeking escape from religious persecution harsh winters and warm summers; sandy coast with good ports, rich pastures, forests The Mayflower compact - first set of written laws written in the New World by Europeans 1st Thanksgiving; Squanto

Connecticut Colonies

Colony: Hartford, New Haven

Founded: 1636, 1639

Founder: Thomas Hooker- Puritan minister, Squatters- a settler with no legal title to the land occupied , Puritans, Protestants and Catholics

Economy/Occupations: Farming(crops with livestock), shipbuilding, fishing, whaling

Daily Life: Farmers, builders, fishermen

Religion: Puritan

Education: None

Gov’t/Laws: Written constitution (the Fundamental Orders), self-governing

Why Founded?/Misc…: Puritans were seeking a new settlement cold winters, mild summers; forested hills, seacoast religious freedom fundamental orders of Connecticut- in 1639, 1st constitution written in the New World by english