History of the Four Original New England Colonies in Colonial America | |
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History of Connecticut | History of New Hampshire |
Connecticut | New Hampshire Colonial History |
The Connecticut Colony | Wikipedia: New Hampshire History |
Colonial Connecticut | Colonial Life in New Hampshire |
History of Massachusetts | A Brief History of New Hampshire |
Massachusetts History | History of Rhode Island |
The Massachusetts Colony | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
The Massachusetts Bay Colony History | The Rhode Island Colony |
Province of Massachusetts | Colonial Rhode Island |
Massachusetts Bay | |
Wikipedia: The Massachusetts Colony |
Documents Important to the History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America | |
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Interesting Connecticut Colony Factst | Video: The Mayflower Compact |
Charter of New England | Constitution of New Hampshire |
Video: Massachusetts Bay Colony | Charter of Rhode Island |
History of Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Colony in Colonial America | Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Colonies |
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Video: Colonial Crimes and Punishment | Slide Show Crime and Punishment in Colonial America |
Also see Plymouth Colony for additional New England Colony Information |
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A Chronicle of the History of Black Lives and Their Importance to the History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America | Black History of the Sea Coast (links at bottom of page) |
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The Importance of Crime and Punishment to the History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America | Crime and Punishment in the New England Colonies |
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Video: Colonial Crimes and Punishment | Video: Crime and Punishment in Colonial America |
Biographies of People Important to the History of New England Colonies in Colonial America | Anne Hutchinson |
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John Alden | Anne Hutchinson Biography |
Video: John Alden - Assistant in Colony Government | Anne Hutchinson : Making a Difference |
John Alden Biography | History.com: The Life of Anne Hutchinson |
William Bradford | Miles Standish |
Video: William Bradford | Miles Standish - Colonial Leader |
Governor William Bradford | Miles Standish Biography |
William Bradford: History of Plymouth Plantation | Roger Williams |
Honoring the Life of William Bradford | Roger Williams Biography |
William Brewster | Roger Williams, Founder of Rhode Island |
William Brewster - Religious Leader | History.com Williams Establishes the Colony of Rhode Island |
William Brewster Biography | John Winthrop |
John Carver | John Winthrop: Colonial Governor |
John Carver - Governor | John Winthrop |
John Carver Biography | John Winthrop Biography |
Importance of the Pilgrims to the History of The New England Colonies in Colonial America | |
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Interesting Pilgrim Trivia | The Pilgrims |
The Pilgrims - from Wikipedia | Video: Who Were the Pilgrims? |
Video: Difference between a Pilgrim and Puritan | Pilgrim History |
Pilgrim Hall Museum | Video: The Pilgrims |
Types of Pilgrim Clothing Worn in the New England Colonies in Colonial America | Clothing Worn by the Pilgrims |
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Daily Life: Pilgrim Clothes | Clothing of the Pilgrims |
Pilgrim Clothing | Plymouth Colony Clothing |
Pilgrim Family Daily Life | |
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Pilgrim Daily Life: Housing | Pilgrim Daily Life: Food |
Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Clothes | Pilgrim Daily Life: School |
Importance of Religion in the History of New England Colonies in Colonial America | The Puritans |
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Strict Religion Rules in New England | Puritanism in New England |
Video: Religion New England | Video: What's the Difference Between a Pilgrim and a Puritan? |
Religion in New England | Wikipedia: The History of the Puritans |
Importance of the Salem Witch Trials in the History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America | |
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Salem Witch Museum: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 | Events and Causes of the Salem Witch Trials |
Wikipedia: The Salem Witch Trials | Famous American Trials: The Salem Witch Trials |
History of the First Thanksgiving in the New England Colonies in Colonial America | |
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1621 - First Thanksgiving | First Thanksgiving History |
The First Thanksgiving | The First Thanksgiving Meal |
National Geographic: The First Thanksgiving | Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation of Thanksgiving |
Writings of the Pilgrims Important to the History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America | |
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Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers | |
Pastor John Robinson's Farewell Letter to the Pilgrims (1620) Who Left for Plymouth | A Written History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford |
Academic Kids' Encyclopedia : New England: Complete historical facts George Popham founds the Popham Colony later to become New England Mayflower and Plymouth Colony History The New England Colonies: From Wikipedia U.S. History: The New England Colonies: Historical Facts Sonofthesouth.net: Thirteen Original Colonies: EXTENSIVE historical background about each of the 13 original colonies complete with photographs and images. Included are links to complete explanations about important people, documents, and events. Wikipedia: History of the New England Colonies: Complete historical facts |
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13 Originals: The history of the original 13 colonies Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies Facts about the Thirteen American Colonies Historical Text Archive Archive: Collection of Essays about important events in history Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information |
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Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents: From Yale Law School - A list of documents and their texts for every colony in early America - dates supplied as well |
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Maps of Early America | Maps of Early Colonial America |
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Other Colonial Pages | |
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The Jamestown Colony | Colonial Life |
The Lost Colony of Roanoke | The Plymouth Colony |
The Middle Colonies | The Southern Colonies |
*The New England Colonies were part of the 13 original colonies. The New England Colonies included the colonies of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. *The prime reason for the founding of the New England colonies was for the colonists to obtain religious freedom. *The natural resources of the New England Colonies included fish, whales, trees and furs *The Connecticut Colony was founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. * The word Connecticut comes from an Algonquin Indian (Quinnehtukqut) word meaning "long river place". *The New Hampshire Colony was founded in 1623 by John Wheelwright. *New Hampshire was named after the English County of Hampshire. *The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1620 by the owners of the Massachusetts Bay Company. *Massachusetts comes from an indian word - Massachusett - which meant "at or about the great hill". *The Puritans who settled in Massachusetts between 1629 and 1640 comprised the largest majority of the population in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
*John Winthrop was elected governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628. *The Rhode Island Colony was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. *Rhode Island's name is believed to have possibly come two sources: from the Dutch word "Roode Eylandt" meaning "red island", or the Greek island of Rhodes. |
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Other Colonial Pages | |
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The Jamestown Colony | Colonial Life |
The Lost Colony of Roanoke | The Plymouth Colony |
The Middle Colonies | The Southern Colonies |
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Kidinfo.com's History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America Homework Help Resource Page provides the best available facts about the History of the New England Colonies in Colonial America, the People Important to the History of the New England Colonies, Documents Important to the History the New England Colonies, and Events Important to the History of the New England Colonies, Who the Pilgrims Were, the Daily Life of the Pilgrims, History of the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving, and History of the Salem Witch Trials.
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