New Hampshire New Hampshire

Maria SerranoMaria Serrano

Period 3Period 3

Formation Formation

• 1622: Land grants were 1622: Land grants were given to John Mason and given to John Mason and Sir Ferdinando GorgesSir Ferdinando Gorges

• 1630: Captain Walter 1630: Captain Walter Neale was sent as chief Neale was sent as chief agent and governor of the agent and governor of the lower settlementslower settlements

• 1631: Captain 1631: Captain Thomas Wiggin was sent to Thomas Wiggin was sent to govern the upper govern the upper settlements settlements

• Establish a fishing colony  Establish a fishing colony 

InhabitantsInhabitants

• Native Americans were the Native Americans were the original inhabitants until original inhabitants until the European settlers the European settlers arrived arrived

• Grant holders from New Grant holders from New EnglandEngland

• Settlers were mostly Settlers were mostly intending to profit from the intending to profit from the local fisheries. local fisheries.

Structure of society Structure of society

• Royal colony Royal colony

• Dominion of New Dominion of New England- failed England- failed because the area it because the area it covered was to big for covered was to big for one governor to one governor to handle handle

• In 1741, Wentworth In 1741, Wentworth was appointed was appointed governor solely of New governor solely of New HampshireHampshire

Environmental factors Environmental factors

• Mountains Mountains

• LakesLakes

• RiversRivers

• Humid summersHumid summers

• Cold wet wintersCold wet winters

AgricultureAgriculture

• Corn Corn

• HuntingHunting

• Fishing Fishing

• Potatoes Potatoes

Industry Industry

• FishingFishing

• Ship makingShip making

• lumberlumber

Important people Important people

• John Mason: Died John Mason: Died before he got the before he got the chance to go to the chance to go to the colonycolony

• 1741 Wentworth was 1741 Wentworth was appointed governor appointed governor (gave land grants to (gave land grants to land that belong to land that belong to New York. That land New York. That land eventually became eventually became Vermont) Vermont)