New England Colonies
Rhode Island
Founded: 1636 by Roger Williams and others, at Providence
Major Industry: Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)
Major Cities: Providence
Colony Named for: Dutch for red island
Became a State: May 29, 1790
Connecticut
Founded: 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford
Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing)
Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven
Colony Named for: from an Algonquin word, quinnehtukqut, beside the long tidal river
Became a State: February 6, 1788
Massachusetts
Founded: 1630 by John Winthrop and others, at Massachusetts Bay
Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, Concord
Colony Named for: Massachusetts tribe (word means large hill place
Became a State: February 6, 1788
New Hampshire
Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others
Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Concord
Colony Named for: country of Hampshire in England
Became a State: June 21, 1788