New England Colonies
by Regan Brown
New England Colonies
New England Flag
New England Colony Lifestyle
Maine
Geography- average in the summer is 70 degrees. In the winter, it is 40 degrees. Soil is very rocky. The summers are long and the winters are short and cold.
Important People- Hiram Stevens Maxim and Percy Lebaron Spencer
Problems in the Colony- People who had different religions were not permitted in the colony, farming was difficult because of the soil and harsh winters, and people were accused of being a witch and got killed (witchcraft).
Famous Quote- "I am well aware of the disagreeable effect produced on the majority of humanity, by whatever relates, even at the slightest degree to calculations or mathematical reasonings."
Native Relations- Colonists were greedy about land, colonists killed the colonists with their illness they brought, and they had so many wars because they didn't agree to anything.
Rhode Island
Geography- In the summer the average is about 70 degrees and in the winter, it is about 40 degrees, the soil is very rocky. The summers are long and the winters are short and cold.
Important People- Elizabeth Buffum Chace and Jabez Gorham
Problems in the colony- People who had different religions were not permitted in the colony, farming was difficult because of the soil and harsh winters, and the people were accused of being a witch and got killed (witchcraft).
Famous Quote- "Believing as I do that God sends into this world no human soul which has not in the possibilities of a pure and virtuous character, it was natural that I should see that a grave responsibility rested somewhere for the proper education of these children thus grown upon the guardianship of the State."
Native Relations- Colonists were greedy about land, colonists killed the colonists with their illness they brought, and they had so many wars because they didn't agree to anything.
Rhode Island Colony Map
Rhode Island Colony Flag
Rhode Island State House
New Hampshire
Geography- The summer average is about 70 degrees and the winters are about 40 degrees. The soil is very rocky. The summers are long and the winters are short and cold.
Important People- Salmon Portland Chase & Franklin Pierce
Problems of the Colony- People who had different religions were not permitted in the colony, farming was difficult because of the soil and harsh winters, and the people were accused of being a witch and killed (witchcraft).
Famous Quote- "With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined."
Native Relations- Colonists were greedy about land, colonists killed the colonists with their illness they brought, and they had so many wars because they didn't agree to anything.
New Hampshire Colony Map
New Hampshire Colony Flag
New Hampshire Colony Maple Sugar Camp
Connecticut
Geography- In the summer, the average is about 75 degrees and the winter, the average is about 40 degrees. The soil is very rocky. The summers are long and the winters are short and cold.
Important People- Dean Acheson and Ethan Allen
Problems in the Colony- People who had different religions were not permitted in the colony, farming was difficult because of the soil and harsh winters, and the people were accused of being a witch and killed (witchcraft).
Famous Quote- "In the name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congress!"
Native Relations- Colonists were greedy about land, colonists killed the colonists with their illness they brought, and they had so many wars because they didn't agree to anything.
Connecticut Colony Map
Connecticut Colony Flag
Emigrants on their way to Connecticut
Massachusetts
Geography- In the summer, the average is about 70 degrees and in the winter, it is about 40 degrees. The soil is very rocky. The summers are long and the winters are short and cold.
Important People- John Adams and Samuel Adams
Problems in the Colony- People who had different religions were not permitted in the colony, farming was difficult because of the soil and harsh winters, and the people were accused of being a witch and killed (witchcraft).
Famous Quote- "Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people."
Native Relations- Colonists were greedy about land, colonists killed the colonists with their illness they brought, and they had so many wars because they didn't agree to anything.