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The British Grand Design was that New Hampshire would become a major New World fishing port for the harvesting of salted fish. It had limited success but failed to meet the investors expectation's.
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It was planned to be a fishing export colony.
It was supposed to become a fishing empire in the New World.
New Hampshire was one of a small number of colonies (I think Massachusetts was the only other one) that had its own constitution prior to the establishment of the US Constitution. But it was New Hampshire's ratification and signing of the US Constitution in June of 1788 that established the US as a nation, and the Constitution as the law of the US. This is because New Hampshire was the 9th of the 9 required ratifying states to accept the Constitution. So it was really at that time that New Hampshire was established as a state in the union.
One reason to come to New Hampshire is the rich history of the area. Having been one of the first areas of the new world to be colonized by the British and French, New Hampshire is home to some beautiful historic architecture.
becaue they did not want to sail further and get lost
While they were mostly Church of England it was not founded by a religious group or for religious motivations.
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New Hampshire and Vermont are twin states, and for one reason. They are so very close to being the exact same size. New Hampshire is larger by 300+ square miles.
It began as a fishing village and aspired to become a fishing empire.
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