Welcome
to
New Hampshire
and
Massachusetts colonies!
by:Reese and Iliyan

Massachusetts

• Founded By John Winthrop.
• Massachusetts became a colony in the 1630(and later a state on February 6, 1788.
• Part of the New England colonies
• Major towns: Boston.
• Major Battles and events: the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea party and the battle of bunker hill

John Winthrop

• Married Mary Forth.
• He was born on January 12 ,1588 to wealthy parents Adam and Anne Winthrop.
• John Winthrop died on March 26,1649 in Boston, Massachusetts.
• John Winthrop was a Puritan.

Geography

• Massachusetts is thick with trees.
• Lots of shore lines.
• The soil is too rocky for planting crops.
• The coast is jagged.
• There are several rivers.
• It's on the coast of the Atlantic ocean.

Religion

• Puritans were led by the powerful leader John Winthrop, the founder of Massachusetts.
• Puritans had no tolerance of other religions.

Economy

• The major industries were ship building and the export of rum.
• Some plants that were raised were squash, pumpkins, rye, beans and corn.

New Hampshire

Geography

• The coast of New Hampshire is jagged and rocky.
• There is very little coast lines.
• There are high peaks.

New Hampshire

• Founder: John Mason
• Year Founded:1638
• Major Town: Concord
• Major Battles and events: Patriots take gun powder and cannons from Fort William and Mary. The battles of Concord and Lexington.
• New Hampshire became a state on June 21, 1788.
• Founder: John Mason

John Mason

• He was born in 1586 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
• He died in 1635 the same year he was preparing for his first voyage to the New Hampshire colony.
• John Mason served as governor of Newfoundland from 1615 - 1621.

Religion

• Puritans were the names given to. members of a church congregation and is used to describe their beliefs and religions.
• Wanted to get rid of all Catholics of the Roman church.
• Part of the Anglican church(the Church of England)
• Strongly opposed to the Catholic Church.

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Bibliography

• www.landofthebrave.info
• www.google.com
• www.google.com/images