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The New England Colonies

The New England Colonies. A SPECtacular beginning to our great country. CA Standards. SPECtacular evidence about the New England Colonies. With your SPECtacles on, your group will research a colony to find:

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The New England Colonies

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  1. The New England Colonies A SPECtacular beginning to our great country

  2. CA Standards

  3. SPECtacular evidence about the New England Colonies • With your SPECtacleson, your group will research a colony to find: • why the colony was founded, the different beliefs, their customs, how they made a living, and how they ruled themselves. • Choose another group with a different colony and compare or contrast your results. • Be prepared to present your findings to the class.

  4. Show what you know T F T F T F T F T F Maine was once part of the Massachusetts Colony. Roger Williams founded Connecticut. The Protestant work ethic was important in all the New England Colonies. Puritans admired the teachings of Calvinism. The Pilgrims of Plymouth were Separatists.

  5. T F T F T F T F T F New Hampshire’s first colonists came from Plymouth. The Colony of Rhode Island had a great amount of religious freedom. Mercantilism, control over trade, was a protective British trade policy. The economy of the American Colonies depended on three different “rectangular” trade routes The Colony of Connecticut was established when three towns joined together.

  6. A SPECial Way to Learn about History

  7. Facts about the Social, Political, Economic and Cultural aspects of the New England Colonies All aspects Economic Facts Political Facts Religious Facts

  8. Massachusetts Bay Colony The Puritans came to the New World to find Religious freedom and new economic opportunities in farming. Reflections -- Social Studies book pages 206 – 221. Find out more here Or

  9. Rhode Island and Providence Find out more here TFK Reader The Creation of the Rhode Island Colony or Rhode Island and Providence were settled because more religious freedoms were needed. Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were important founders and leaders of these settlements.

  10. Connecticut Colony The Connecticut Colony was settled searching for freedom of beliefs, better farmlands and a new form of government. Thomas Hooker was an important leader in this colony. Find out more here

  11. New Hampshire Colony New Hampshire was settled to find more economic opportunity. John Mason, an Englishman, sent settlers to create a fishing colony. Find out more here

  12. Quiz on the New England Colonies Click here

  13. Presentation Ideas • Power Point • www.Edu.glogster.com • Make a book – each chapter showing a letter from SPEC • Your choice

  14. Resources • Anthony Fitzpatrick, American History Foundation. SPECtacular History. • Google Images • http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/cartoon/snake.html • http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/petstore/pet-image-large/colonial-currency-rhode-island-1780-two-dollar-note_350440346117.jpg • http://www.palinurusbooks.com/PALINURUS_RECENT_CTLaws.htm • http://www.quiltersmuse.com/american_independence_museum.htm • Reflections. United States History Making a New Nation. Harcourt, 2007. • Time for Kids: The Creation of the Rhode Island Colony. Harcourt, 2007.

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