NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• Major cities; Boston,lexington, and province
• Flat coastline,hilly and mountainous further inland

TYPE OF COLONIES

• ROYAL
• Royal: the royal colonies were administrated
• By a govenor and council that was appointed by the british crown,
• The royal colonies included new Hampshire,
• Massachusetts was first a charter colonie the became Royal

TYPE OF COLONIES

• Charter:
• The charter colonies were written contracts between the british king
• And the american colonies. The charter colonies included connecticut
• And Rhode Island

POPULATION

• The settlers came from england to escape religious persicution

ECONOMY

• New England's economy is dependent on the sea
• Fishing and whaling were most important to the new england economy
• Trapping, ship building, and logging were also important.
• They would buy slaves from west Africa in turn for rum and selling the slaves to
• The west indies in return for molasses. This process was called the triangular trade

NATURAL RECORCES

• fish,whales,forests and fur

INTERESTING FACTS

• pilgrims landed in plymouth located in the new England region
• the first thanksgiving took place in the new england region
• in 1662, king Charles ll officially united Connecticut as a single colony

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