Founding of the New England Colonies
New Hampshire
The colony was founded in 1623 by John Mason. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason who lived in Hampshire County, England. He sent settlers to create a fishing colony. However, he died before ever seeing where he had spent a considerable amount of money building towns and defenses. New Hampshire became a royal colony in 1679.
Massachusetts
The colony was founded in 1620 by Puritans/Separatists. The important residents were William Bradford who was reellected 30 times for governor. John Winthrop served off and on as the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. He would be elected and defeated several times .He ran Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts Bay Colony became a royal colony in 1691.
Connecticut
Colonists were moving into and starting towns in future Connecticut in 1635 but the main towns did not join together to form the Connecticut colony until 1636.Thomas Hooker and a group of Massachusetts founded Connecticut. Individuals from the Massachusetts colony moved to what would become Connecticut
because they were looking for more freedom and financial opportunities.
Rhode Island
The Colony was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. Roger Williams was banished by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs in separation of church and state and freedom of religion. He fled and lived with the Narragansett Indians and formed Providence in 1636.Anne Hutchinson was also banished for speaking out against the Church in Massachusetts Bay. She formed Portsmouth. Other settlements arose and joined together with to form Providence Plantations later called Rhode Island.
The colony was founded in 1623 by John Mason. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason who lived in Hampshire County, England. He sent settlers to create a fishing colony. However, he died before ever seeing where he had spent a considerable amount of money building towns and defenses. New Hampshire became a royal colony in 1679.
Massachusetts
The colony was founded in 1620 by Puritans/Separatists. The important residents were William Bradford who was reellected 30 times for governor. John Winthrop served off and on as the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. He would be elected and defeated several times .He ran Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts Bay Colony became a royal colony in 1691.
Connecticut
Colonists were moving into and starting towns in future Connecticut in 1635 but the main towns did not join together to form the Connecticut colony until 1636.Thomas Hooker and a group of Massachusetts founded Connecticut. Individuals from the Massachusetts colony moved to what would become Connecticut
because they were looking for more freedom and financial opportunities.
Rhode Island
The Colony was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. Roger Williams was banished by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs in separation of church and state and freedom of religion. He fled and lived with the Narragansett Indians and formed Providence in 1636.Anne Hutchinson was also banished for speaking out against the Church in Massachusetts Bay. She formed Portsmouth. Other settlements arose and joined together with to form Providence Plantations later called Rhode Island.