The New England union has four colonies, New Hampshire, Conneticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusettes.

Rhode Island

       Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. Roger Williams, a Puritan minister, thought that government and religion should be seperate. He believed and taught people that they shouldn't fight for land they should buy it. Roger Williams bought land from Narragansetts Indians and he founded a settlement he named Providence. It later became the present day capital of Rhode Island.

       Rhode Island became a state May 29,1790. The state was named for the Dutch, it was called "Red Island". After Rhode Island became a state, its major industry for agriculture were livestock, dairy, and fishing. The Major industry for manufacturing was lumbering. The only major city was Providence, which is the capital.

 Rhode Island's Flag

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Massachusettes

      Massachusetts was founded in 1630, by John Winthrop. Massachusetts was named after the Massachusetts Indians, who lived in the Massachusetts Bay Region.  Massachusetts means "large hill place".  Its major cities are Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, and Lexington.They had agriculture which was fishing, corn, and livestock. They also had manufaturing which was lumber and shipbuilding.

 

       In 1620 the Pilgrams stepped foot on Massachusetts and it became the site of the first Thanksgiving, which was held in the fall of 1621. The people of the area benifited from a lot of  fishing, trading, and shipbuilding, the residents became very rebellious agaist the Britan's persistent taxation in the 1700's. In 1773, when Bostonians had their famous Tea Party, loading a British tea ship, and tossing the tea into the Boston Harbor because of unfair taxation. Massachusetts became a state after that on Febuary 6th, 1788.

 

        In 1628 and 1630 the puritans landed in New England in what is now the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

 

Massachusett's Flag

 

 

 

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New Hampshire

 

             New Hamshire was founded in 1638, by John Wheelwright, and others. New Hampshire was named after the town Hampshire in England. Its only major city was Concord. They had agriculture which was, growing potatoes, and fishing. They also did manufacturing, which was with textiles, and shipbuilding. New Hampshire became the 9th state, on June 21st, 1788.

 

             New Hampshire's most popular nickname is,The Granite State that refers to the beautiful granite rock in the state. Granite is the official State Rock of New Hampshire. During snowstorms in New Hampshire after it became a state, people called it a winter wonderland. They did not like the coldness of the snow, but they thought it looked beautiful. during the summer they loved the clear blue skys, and sunshine. Today, New Hampshire is a wonderful place to go, to enjoy clear views, and have fun!

 

New Hampshire's Flag 

 

 

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Conneticut

 

Conneticut was founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others. Conneticut was named for the Quinnehtukqut tribe which means "beside the long tidal river". Its major cities are Hartford and New Haven. Because of the fact that the soil was very poor so they raised dairy animals. Conneticut's nickname is "the constitution state". 

 

 

Religion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religion was the center of life in colonies.