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New Hampshire is founded
New Hampshire is created as a fishing colony by Captain John Mason. It is named for Hampshire County in England. -
The Puritans Arrive
In 1628, more English settlers arrived in New England, practicing their religious beliefs. Because they wanted to make the church more pure, they were called Puritans. -
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13 Colonies
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
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Boston was founded
In 1630 John Winthrop led a second group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They settled near the Charles River, and that settlement was named Boston. -
Lord Baltimore founds The Maryland Colony
The first colonists from England that had arrived on the western shore of Maryland called it St. Mary's. George Calvert, the first Lord of Baltimore, was from a wealthy English family, that started a colony in North America that would be a refuge for Catholics. -
The Colony of Connecticut established by Puritans
Puritan minister Thomas Hooker and Governor John Haynes of the Massachusetts Bay Colony established River Colony, that became Connecticut later. -
The Duke of York established New York
The Dutch used to control New Netherland, but England took it over and named it New York. -
King Philip's War
In New England, disagreements over land led to war between the colonists and the Native Americans.
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New England's Economy
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North Carolina and South Carolina split
In 1712, the Lords Proprietors split Carolina into two colonies, North Carolina and South Carolina. -
The Great Awakening spreads through the Middle Colonies
A new religious movement began in the Middle Colonies and it was called the Great Awakening, because it awakened or renewed many people's interests in religion. It changed the way many people practiced their religion. Poor people, women and enslaved people took a part in religious gatherings.
