PRESENTATION OUTLINE
--Religion: The Anglican Church (Puritan religion), which
was placed there through England, was the
domain religion in colonial New Hampshire.
Puritans were big on modesty and moral code, strictly forbidding any
sensual pleasures and looking to cleanse or purify the settlers.
--Diversity (population): New Hampshire had a
population of about 141,900 people in the late
eighteenth century. The people of New Hampshire
consisted of settlers who left Massachusetts due to
dislike of the government there.
--Founding: New Hampshire was founded by John Mason
and was made a royal colony. It was a part of Massachusetts from 1641-1679. John Mason sent settlers to create a fishing colony.
--Economy - the workforce of New Hampshire was made up of manual workers, servants, apprentices, sailors, and tradesmen. The economy relied on manufacturing and industry such as shipbuilding, and thef manufacture and export of r
Government/Politics - New Hampshire came to be from a land grant in 1622 by the council for New England to Sir Fernando Gorges and John Mason. The rulers of New Hampshire ran a democratic republic. The lower class couldn't vote or hold public office, the middle class could vote but many did not hold public office, the upper class was aristocrats and could vote and many held public office.
--Religion: In colonial New Jersey there were various religious groups. It is recorded that by 1701, New Jersey had about 45 separate congregations. Some of these included: Quaker, Presbyterian, Church of England, Baptist, and more.
--Diversity (population): The Delaware Indians were the first people to inhabit New Jersey. Later on explorers from England claimed the land as Dutch territory and about 100 years after that, the British took New Jersey from the Dutch. However, there were still Dutch and Swedish settlers living in New Jersey which made the population about 100,000.
Founding: New Jersey was also a royal colony. It was founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. They promised representative government and freedom of religion.
Economy - the New Jersey colony thrived on the production of grain and corn, multiple types of cattle were bred. They supplied New York and Philadelphia with their cattle and crops. New Jersey was referred to as the breadbasket colony due to the high amount of crops they grew.
Government/Politics - Philip Carteret: governor, new form of gov. - concessions - granted religious liberty to enlighten in the colony, gov. Was carried on by the governor, council, and assembly of 12 chosen by the people. No taxes without consent of the assembly. Many settlers didn't pay rent claiming the land was owned by Indians. Those in rebellion elected an illegal assembly and elected James Carteret to be their governor.. This government then fell. The. Instant issues between Carteret and the colony members forced lord Berkeley to sell his province to John fenwick and Edward Byllynge.
They then went bankrupt and the colony fell into the hands of trustees the most famous being William Penn. In 1676 the colony split in two: East and West. The East was ruled by Carteret and the West by the Quakers. Their government would dictated by the English until the Revolution when they went under the Articles of Confederation
