new england colonies. where are the new england colonies?
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New England colonies
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Where are the New England colonies?
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The colonies were
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
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Facts to know!
New England had long and cold winters.
The land is rocky and hard to farm.
Life was not easy for the colonists, but they worked very hard.
Small villages had grown into towns.
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Facts to know!
They also had thick forests so they exported lumber and built ships for profit.
Fish was also a major export.
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Facts to know!
The first settlers in New England went there to establish a model religious community so they enforced religious conformity (no religious freedom to anybody).
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Facts to know!
The meetinghouse was the center of activity in their colonies.
Located in the center of town
Usually a church
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Interesting facts to know!
Education was high valued.
Religious leaders wanted children to read the bible, so they started schools.
Religious worship was very important to most New Englanders. Families spent long hours going to church.