Geography and Climate!
Why was this region a terrible place to grow crops?
Soil was rocky and the growing season was short!
Fill in the blank! This place was small and centered around the _________?
Town Common!
Name the four New England Colonies:
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire!
Fill in the blank! Citizens in the New England Colonies enjoyed self-government, which means that they ____ laws together and everyone agreed to ______ the laws that were created
Made and Follow!
What did the Town Common contain?
Meeting house and Artisan shops!
How did people make a living in the New England Colonies?
Built ships, Captured Whales for their blubber, Fished, Cut and sold lumber, and Sold animal furs!
Because Ne England towns were small, they were able to make their laws in a special way. Describe how laws were made in the New England Colonies:
Eligible men of the town would join together at meeting house and vote on new laws!
Describe indentured servants:
They signed a contract to work 6-7, for passage to new world!
What is the town common?
A grassy area in the center of town where citizens' livestock could graze!
Describe the lives of enslaved individuals:
They were forced to work, for no pay and had no choices in life!
What religious group influenced people?
The Puritans!
Fill in the Blank! Due to the _______ and _______ the economy of the New England Colonies was NOT based on farming
Climate and Land!