New England ColonyNew England Colony

New HampshireNew HampshireFounded in 1623Founded in 1623

Founded by John WheelwrightFounded by John WheelwrightPresented by Mitchell Mogler and Presented by Mitchell Mogler and

Annabelle SmithAnnabelle Smith

Geographical Characteristics & ClimateGeographical Characteristics & Climate

• Ice and rocks cut deep Ice and rocks cut deep valleys through the valleys through the mountains. mountains.

• The glaciers scraped The glaciers scraped up the rich soil and up the rich soil and pushed it south leaving pushed it south leaving a thin layer of dirt.a thin layer of dirt.

• Summers were warm, Summers were warm, but winters were long but winters were long and bitterly cold.and bitterly cold.

• The growing season The growing season lasted only from late lasted only from late May to early October.May to early October.

Reason For SettlementReason For Settlement

•Wanted Wanted economic economic freedom and freedom and religious religious freedom.freedom.

Religious Beliefs !Religious Beliefs !

They were puritans.They were puritans.

They disagreed They disagreed with the church of with the church of England.England.

They wanted to They wanted to make themselves make themselves and their church and their church pure or free from pure or free from fault. fault.

Government / LawsGovernment / Laws

They self – governed them selves.Usually only male church members could vote or serve in town government.

Settlements\ HomesSettlements\ Homes

They lived in small They lived in small wooden houses with wooden houses with few rooms and few rooms and windows.windows.Most light came from Most light came from candles or lamps.candles or lamps.Many homes had just Many homes had just one main room with a one main room with a huge fireplace.huge fireplace.Wealthier families Wealthier families might have a second might have a second story or loft, where story or loft, where there would be more there would be more room for sleeping.room for sleeping.

Education / RecreationEducation / Recreation

Puritans wanted to be able to Puritans wanted to be able to read the bible. Some parents read the bible. Some parents taught there children how to read taught there children how to read and write at home, but many New and write at home, but many New England towns had schools.England towns had schools.

Older boys could go on and study Older boys could go on and study at colleges such as Harvard.at colleges such as Harvard.

Sports such as horseracing, and Sports such as horseracing, and bowling were common.bowling were common.

People also played an early People also played an early version of baseball called town version of baseball called town ball.ball.

In winter colonists went ice In winter colonists went ice skating or sledding down hills.skating or sledding down hills.

Agriculture/ ManufacturingAgriculture/ Manufacturing

There There Agriculture was Agriculture was potatoes and potatoes and fishing. fishing.

There There manufacturing manufacturing was textiles and was textiles and shipbuilding.shipbuilding.

Towns and citiesTowns and cities

The first settlement in New The first settlement in New Hampshire was in 1623 by a Hampshire was in 1623 by a Scottish man named David Scottish man named David Thompson at the mouth of the Thompson at the mouth of the Piscataqua River and was Piscataqua River and was named Little Harbor.named Little Harbor.

Edward Hilton a London fish Edward Hilton a London fish merchant founded Dover 6 merchant founded Dover 6 miles up the river.miles up the river.

In 1631, some English colonists In 1631, some English colonists sent by John Mason began a sent by John Mason began a town where wild strawberries town where wild strawberries grew. They called there town grew. They called there town Strawberry Banke. Strawberry Banke.

It was later named Portsmouth.It was later named Portsmouth.

Other Interesting FactsOther Interesting Facts

The French and Indian The French and Indian War had cost the War had cost the English a lot. Now they English a lot. Now they had to raise money. So had to raise money. So England started taxing England started taxing the American colonists. the American colonists. The colonists hated The colonists hated those taxes. At first those taxes. At first they just protested. they just protested. But then they became But then they became fighting mad.fighting mad.

Important people to knowImportant people to know

John Mason. He was John Mason. He was a English colonist a English colonist who wanted to who wanted to start a colony in start a colony in New Hampshire.New Hampshire.

Martin Pring. He Martin Pring. He was the first known was the first known explorer in New explorer in New Hampshire.Hampshire.