Welcome to New Hampshire!

Founding of New Hampshire

• The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason. He sent settlers to the new territory to create a fishing colony. However, he died before ever seeing where he had spent a big amount of money building towns and defenses.
• The New Hampshire Colony was founded in 1638 by Captain John Mason and John Wheelwright and other colonists.

Captain John Mason

• He was a sailor
• Was the captain of a ship but nobody know which
• He was also the governor of New Hamshire
• He lived in Hampshire County, England

Geography

• The geography of colonial New Hampshire was a variety of hills, mountains, low cost and plateaus.
• The mountains were thick with trees, and the soil in other areas was so rocky and poor that it made the area difficult to farm.

Economy

• was dariy colony
• grows corn and wheat

Religion

• the religion was very strict
• wanted proper behavior from citizens
• They wanted fair church

Crops

• Some crops like corn, beans, pumpkins, and rye were raised here
• Farming was difficult for crops like wheat because of the poor soil
• Trade in the Colonial New Hampshire encompassed fish, timber, furs, ships and livestock.

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