New England Colonies
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Connecticut
- Connecticut was formed in 1636 by the Puritans from Massachusetts
- It was established as a corporate colony and held town meetings to dicuss political issues
- They made their money from mixed agriculture
- There was around 1,500 people when the colony was first formed and then in 1780 there was around 200,000 colonists
- There were tribes such as the Mohawk, Mohegan, Nipmuck, Pocumtuck, an the Pequot
- Connecticut being formed by the Puritans had a Puritan religion
Rhode Island
- It was formed in 1636 by Roger Williams after he was banished from Massachusetts
- They made their money from mixed agriculture
- Like Connecticut it was a corporate colony
- In 1636 they had around 300 people, which went up to nearly 53,000 in 1780
- Native American tribes were the Nipmuck, Pequot, Wampanoag, Narraganset and Niantic tribes
- Rhode Island did not really have a religion
Massachusetts
- It was formed in 1620 by a group of Puritans
- They made their income from fishing and shipbuilding, and were the leaders in shipbuilding in the New World
- It was set up as a corporate colony
- In 1620 the population was around 500 which shot up to 270,000 in 1780
- The Mohican, Nauset, Wampanoag, Pequot, and the Pocomtuc were some Native
American tribes at the time - Being formed by Puritans the religion was of course Puritan
New Hamphire
- It was founded in 1623 by Mason and Georges because it was granted to them by the Plymouth Company
- It was at first a corporate colony and then made into a royal
- Their income came from mixed agriculture
- In 1623 there was around 500 people in the colony, then in 1780 there was around 88,000
- Some Native American tribes included the Abenaki, Malecite, Passamaquoddy, and the Pennacook
- People in New Hampshire were very much Puritan