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New England Colonies

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NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • New hampshire
  • Rhode island
I teach US history early America. I start my colonies unit with the New England Colonies. This is just identifying the colonies that we will be discussing.
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MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

  • Founded in 1628
  • Originally located in Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • Most people were puritans
Basic information students need to know about the colony.
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LIFE IN THE COLONY

  • Lived in dirt floor huts at first
  • Children did not attend school, but were instead taught religion
  • Set up a local government
  • Colonial jobs included ship builders and fisheries
  • Each town had a meeting house
More detailed information about the colony
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MBC AND THE NATIVE AMERICANS

  • Had a troubled relationship
  • Native Americans did not believe in owning land
  • Colonists relied on native Americans to learn farming techniques
  • Colonists often viewed native Americans as savages
Relationships between colonists and Indians

Ellen Minnier