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180 mi x 50 mi (roughly 9000 square miles)

Bounded by New York, Massachusetts, and the Atlantic Ocean

Colonized along CT river

40,000 miles of rivers and streams

1300 lakes and ponds

Mount Washington, highest point in New England

Basic Geography

Given to Captain John Mason in 1629

David Thomson and Hilton brothers same year

Established a fishing colony along Piscataqua River

In “Little Harbor” had fish drying racks and a factory

Hilton’s went to Northam (Dover)

Humble Beginnings

Initially settled due to persecution out of England

King James I provided ships and provisions for those who left for New Hampshire

Free land under one condition

The colony would remain under English law

The Colonization Project

Resources made New Hampshire a desirable colony to pursue

Fish

Trees

Beavers

Natural Resources

Originally named North Virginia by Captain John Smith

King James I named his new colony New England

Named New Hampshire by Captain John Mason when he received the land

John Mason was from Hampshire, England

What’s in a Name?

Mapmaker and colonizer

Received the New Hampshire colony in 1929

Invested 22,000 pounds in colony

Built up towns, cleared land, and bolstered defense

Died before ever seeing it

John Mason

Became a “royal province” in 1679

John Cutt president of New Hampshire colony at time

Became part of Massachusetts from 1698-1741

Benning Wentworth assumed governorship in 1741

Wentworth granted more than 100 towns to prospective settlers before 1761, many of which became part of Vermont

Other History

Fought over what is now northern New England and Canada

Due to the war effort much of northern New Hampshire was explored

Settled following the war

French-Indian War

Drafted its own state constitution on January 5, 1776

First colony to declare independence

Helped to supply cannons, ships, and ammunition to Continental Forces

Had three militia divisions in the war

Revolutionary Period

John Langdon was the first vice-president and president of the Senate under Washington

Ninth state to ratify the Constitution

First American public library

“Live Free Or Die”

Role in the New Nation

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.htm

http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/colonies.htm

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