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New England

New England is the northeastern region of the United States, consisting of the states Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is a region with a strong cultural identity, much of which stems from its history as an early English settlement.

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Why does New England have mild winters?

The ocean cools and heats up slower than land does; therefore, during winter, the ocean is as warm as the land in summer and in summer the water is as warm as the land in winter.

How did many New England colonists earn their living?

90% of the people in the colonies were farming. In New England colonies they were 'substance" farmers and produced just enough for their own needs. They grew wheat, barley, and oats. The major industry was the seaports and shipbuilding as well as fishing and whaling. The timber industry became important because of the shipbuilding. Many also traded furs with the Native Americans.

What natural resources encouraged the growth of industry in New England?

The main resource that led to the Industrial Revolution was the invention of a cotton spinning machine by Samuel Slater. This eventually led to the first American textile mills

How did the people in New England during the 1690's survive?

Most people lived on farms, and relied on growing crops like corn, tobbacco, and rice for a living. They also raised various animals for riding, wool, meat, eggs, and leather. People in the city with special talents, like blacksmiths or merchants, lived in the smelly and crammed city with their respective stalls.

Did the New England states speak different languages?

If you are referring to Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, these six states (collectively known as New England) are all part of the US and people speak English. But in several of these states, there are many immigrants: for example, in Massachusetts, there are a number of Haitian immigrants (who speak Kreyol and French); and there are also some immigrants from Puerto Rico or El Salvador or Guatemala who speak Spanish. Additionally, in parts of northern Maine, near the Canadian border, there are some people who speak French. But over all, American English is what most of us New Englanders speak.

What are The two most important buildings in a New England village?

Some buildings in a New England village are: a church, a meeting house, school and they had an area just for houses.

What are some achievements of the new England colonies?

The greatest achievements during the 1700s were the preparation and beginning battles for independence from Britain. Nowhere in the colonies was the patriotism and the refusal to be subjugated stronger than in the New England colonies. The most important events prior to the war took place in New England. The Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre, both took place in the New England colonies. The important beginning battles of the American Revolutionary War in Lexington and Concord also took place in the New England colonies.

Who lived in New England before the pilgrims?

If you are asking when the first humans arrived in North America, the answer would be nomadic hunters who crossed the Bering Strait anywhere from 10,000 to 25,000 years ago. They were not born here and we call them "PaleoIndians," and they pre-date today's Native Americans. The first Europeans to arrive in North America -- at least the first for whom there is solid evidence -- were Norse, traveling west from Greenland, where Erik the Red had founded a settlement around the year 985. In 1001 his son Leif is thought to have explored the northeast coast of what is now Canada and spent at least one winter there.

Which presidents were born in New England?

I count 8 - 2 Adams, Kennedy and George H. W. Bush in Mass, Coolidge and Arthur in Vermont and Pierce in New Hampshire and George W. Bush in Connecticut. (George W. Bush's birthplace was misleading since it occurred while his father, whose education had been delayed by the war, was in college at Yale. )

Maine and Rhode Island have not yet birthed a president.

What was New England's capital?

New England is a region of the United States that consists of the modern states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Each state has its own capitol, but there is no one capital for New England.

In 1643 the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth Plantation, New Haven, and Connecticut created a loose compact called the New England Confederation. This was to coordinate mutual defense against the Native Americans and didn't have a single capital, either.

Which colony was not a New England colony?

All the colonies except Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire were not New England colonies.

So the following were not New England colonies:

Who settled New England?

Why were both American settlements often founded by joint stock companies

How much does it cost to ship a f80 treadmill to New England?

For instance it would rather depends on where this product is from, and the prices can vary from between 1499 to 6900 as we are talking about f80 treadmill. And this is an expensive equipment.

How are New England and Southern colonists alike and different?

New England and Southern colonists shared commonalities such as their European heritage, a reliance on agriculture, and the pursuit of economic opportunities in the New World. However, they differed significantly in their economies and social structures; New England focused on small-scale farming, fishing, and trade, while the Southern colonies relied heavily on plantation agriculture and slave labor. Additionally, New England was characterized by a more communal, religiously-driven society, whereas the South had a more hierarchical structure with a focus on landownership and wealth. These differences shaped their cultural and political developments throughout colonial America.

What did the new England and middle colonies trade for gold or slaves?

They didn't trade for either. New England and middle colonies didn't have gold or slaves.

When was The New-England Courant created?

The New-England Courant was created on 1721-08-07.