NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

• People that came from England wanted
• religious freedom.
• The settlers were called Puritans.

GEOGRAPHY AND WEATHER

• The summers were rainy so
• the crops grew.
• Winters were cold and
• stopped germs from growing

ECONOMICS

• Econaomics was strong in the colonies.
• They traded tobaco, corn, and beans.
• In Rhode Island the Soil was Good
• for farming.
• In other areas it was not.

Government

The government in New England colonies was a democracy unless the king did not like a governor.

Famous Colonists

The most famous colonists were James Smith, John Rolfe, William Bradford,