The New England Colonies, which were administered by England, included Connecticut, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Massachusetts, and the Province of New Hampshire. These colonies were part of the original thirteen, and later became the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. They are part of today's New England, along with Vermont and Maine.

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Vermont is the only New England state that does not have a coast line.

The early colonists had difficulty farming in New England due to the poor quality of the soil. Several thousand years earlier, glaciers had scraped all the soil from the surface of the ground and left bare rock. Then as the glaciers retreated, they dropped rocks all over the place. Nature had only just begun the process of building up soil when the colonists came. In order to plant crops, the colonists had to clear the forest, remove the rocks, and deal with the thin infertile soil.

The New England Confederation was when the New England colonies came together to fight the British crown. This was a big step for NE.

They had some workers and animals

Lumber, fish, and furs

England and various programs paid them too, because England was overpopulated and running out of resources on their island, they paid people to go over to America and send them back resources such as lumber. It was a sort of investiment that England made

When James II, king of England, established the Dominion of New England, he revoked the charter of Massachusetts and established a royal governor in its place. Though the Dominion of New England lasted only until 1688, it left a lasting impression on Massachusetts. While other colonies received their original charters after the dissolution of the Dominion, Massachusetts became a royal colony. The Crown dealt the last blow to the "Citty upon a Hill" idea by establishing religious toleration in Massachusetts. The leaders of the colony could no longer exile those that disagreed with their religious beliefs.

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In New England, there were universities and Puritan educations. Virginians learned on the plantations and religion was further separated from education.

A decrease in manufactured goods

Many in the New England area came for religious freedom. Some came for economic opportunities.

New Hampshire and Maine

why do you think new England merchants became leading members of scociety

Rhode Island is the smallest state in New England and all of the US.

The fur industry was extremely profitable. Wearing furs was a status symbol. Wealthy Europeans would pay quite a lot, especially for the furs of animals not common in Europe and being that North America had not been colonized yet, there was an abundance of animals to trap and skin.

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