Notes for Middle and New England Colonies

Middle Colonies Geography

1) Click the links below to listen to Mr. Page's Brief Summaries of the Pennsylvania and New York Colonies:

2) Study chart below for details on Middle Colonies:

New England Geography

New England Colonies Notes:

Geography - rolling hills; steep mountains; rocky cliffs; frigid winters and mild summers

Name the Colonies - Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

Founders:

Massachusetts - William Bradford and John Winthrop

Rhode Island - Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

Connecticut - Thomas Hooker

Don't need to know New Hampshire

Reasons for founding:

Massachusetts - Religious freedom from England

Rhode Island - Religious freedom from Puritans (in Mass.)

Connecticut - Religious freedom from Puritans and Government equality