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New England colonies
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
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
Established: 1628
Government: Massachusetts was virtually independent of the Britain. Its government was representative, although the franchise was restricted to church members. Non-Puritans were allowed to reside in the colony but were forbidden participation in the government
Thomas Dudley and John Winthrop did not always agree about the way the colony should be ruled. Whereas Winthrop was tolerant and liberal, Dudley favored the expulsion of any person. He considered to be a heretic. It was Dudley who managed to get Anne Hutchinson and her followers removed from the colony. A crisis meeting was held in 1635 and these conflicts were resolved. Two years later Winthrop published a new policy on heresy.
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Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others
Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Concord
Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England
Became a State: June 21, 1788
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What were the major towns in the New England colonies?
Major cities in the 13 American Colonies in New England included Boston among others.
Major cities of the New England Colonies?
Jamestown was one and consider:BostonNew AmsterdamWilliamsburg.
What were the New England colonies major bodies of water?
NO they were colonies
Who were the two major religious groups that lived in the New England colonies?
Who were the two major religious groups that lived in the New England colonies
What two cities in the middle colonies became busy ports?
Two of the most popular ports in the middle colonies were found in New York, and in Delaware. Both colonies played a major part in trade between the New England Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.
What were the major industries that made the new England colonies prospereous?
The major industries that made the New England colonies prosperous were mainly farming, lumbering and fishing. These were industries that were operated in most colonies.
What were the major industries that made the new England colonies prosperous?
The major industries that made the new England colonies prosperous were mainly farming, lumbering and fishing. These were industries that were operated in most colonies.
Did the new England colonies have any major seaports?
The New England colonies had several important seaports, of which the most important was Boston.
Which of the following regions had very few towns and cities-New England-the middle colonies-the southern colonies?
the southern colonies
What are some major towns in the New England Colonies?
boston
What was the earliest major English settlement in the new England colonies?
Massachusetts
What major goods were produced in the New England Colonies?
Renown for shipbuilding
