Settling New England
• New Hampshire• Massachusetts• Rhode Island• Connecticut
Reasons for settling
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay Colony
example of Christian living
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
live in cooperation
disagreed with laws of Massachusetts
Thomas Hooker
1630s - Pequot War – Indians wanted to stop settlers from taking land
•1675 - King Philip’s War – Indians united to fight settlers•Indians lost
Metacomet / King Philip
Life in New England
Religion
• Every part of life based on religion
• Lived by strict rules
–Punished for speaking out
–Worked hard
DAILY LIFE:Town Life:
• People help each other
• Bartered/traded items
• Center of town – center of life
Jobs in New England
Home Life
• Women and men had certain jobs
• Worked on farms
Discovery: Making the 13 Colonies: New England Colonies (Getting Enough Food…3:47)
• Learned to read so can read Bible
• Some boys went to college
New England’s Economy
Crops and livestock
Traded – free market system
OTHER PRODUCTS/JOBS:Logging and Shipbuilding
Fishing and Whaling
Colonial Trade (England)
• Tea
• Spices
• Wine
• English Goods
WineEnglish goods
Colonial Trade (Colonies)
• furs
• lumber
• grain
• whale oil
• dried fish
Colonial Trade (Africa)
Slaves