Geography and Climate
what made this region a pretty bad place to grow crops
soil was rocky and the growing season was short
they signed a contract to work for a certain number of years
what are indentured servants
why was it hard to farm cash crops in the New England colonies
because of rocky soil and cold climate leading to short growing season
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
the first blank=made or created
the second blank=follow
what were all the town centers around?
town common
the names of the four colonies of this region
rohd island, Connecticut, massachusetts, and new Hampshire
what was the most common life of a enslaved individuals.
first the work for no pay, after several years they are free and can get there own farm or land
what did the New England colonies sell for money?
whale blubber, fish, wood, animal furs.
because new 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.
all eligible men in town would come to the meeting house where they would vote on all the laws directly
what was the religious group that was heavily talked about?
puritans