Year:1622
Founding: New Hampshire was founded by John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges when they were given a land grant from the Great Council because Massachusetts was getting too big.
Motivation: It was created for profits and for fishing.
Economy: fishing, shipbuilding, textiles
Geography: hills, mountains, and rocky soil unstable for farming
Climate: It was a New England colony so it had long cold winters, and short, mild summers
Government: Ruled as a Royal Colony by 1775
Religion: Puritans
Celebrities/Important People:
Franklin Pierce
Triple H
Mandy Moore
Randy Harrison
Annie Duke
Target Residents: Mainly manufacturers and Puritans were the people who lived there.
Analysis of founding: New Hampshire was founded mainly for economic purposes. The people who came there were people who wanted the profits of the colony, such as big companies and organizations.
Analysis of economy, religion, geography, and government: Since New Hampshire was founded for economic purposes, any religion was tolerated in the colony. Anyone who was willing to trade was welcomed in New Hampshire. The colony mainly focused on fishing and shipbuilding because of the geography.This colony's government was also limited, not as strong as Massachusetts'.
Founding Documents:
Constitution of New Hampshire: It allowed free suffrage to the people of the colony and empowered them to come and meet together to make decisions for the public good.
Map:
Founding: New Hampshire was founded by John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges when they were given a land grant from the Great Council because Massachusetts was getting too big.
Motivation: It was created for profits and for fishing.
Economy: fishing, shipbuilding, textiles
Geography: hills, mountains, and rocky soil unstable for farming
Climate: It was a New England colony so it had long cold winters, and short, mild summers
Government: Ruled as a Royal Colony by 1775
Religion: Puritans
Celebrities/Important People:
Franklin Pierce
Triple H
Mandy Moore
Randy Harrison
Annie Duke
Target Residents: Mainly manufacturers and Puritans were the people who lived there.
Analysis of founding: New Hampshire was founded mainly for economic purposes. The people who came there were people who wanted the profits of the colony, such as big companies and organizations.
Analysis of economy, religion, geography, and government: Since New Hampshire was founded for economic purposes, any religion was tolerated in the colony. Anyone who was willing to trade was welcomed in New Hampshire. The colony mainly focused on fishing and shipbuilding because of the geography.This colony's government was also limited, not as strong as Massachusetts'.
Founding Documents:
Constitution of New Hampshire: It allowed free suffrage to the people of the colony and empowered them to come and meet together to make decisions for the public good.
Map: