New England Colonies

The New England Colonies consist of...

• Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia

• New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

• Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island

What was the soil like in the New England colonies?

• Thin and sandy
• Thin and rocky
• Thin and rich
• Thin and fertile

How was the climate in the New England colonies?

• hot all year round
• Mild winters/ harsh summers
• Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers
• no climate changes

What type of people settled in New England colonies?

• Pilgrims and Puritans
• Quakers
• Native Americans
• Large Land Owners

Why did people come to this New England region?

• religious freedom
• money
• trade
• gold

The two main trades(jobs) in the New England Colonies were . . .

• Growing corn and tobacco
• Shipbuilding and fishing
• Growing corn and wheat
• Fishing and growing cotton

He led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  They named their settlement Boston.

• John Winthrop
• Roger Williams
• John Bradford
• John Smith

Colony A is...

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

Colony B is...

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

Colony C is...

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island