Diary Entry: New England

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Diary Entry New England

When I visited the New England colony the things that I saw were large forests. I also noticed that the soil was very hilly and rocky. There were many differences between the New England colony, and back home. One thing that I noticed most was the climate. It was really cold, back home is not too cold. But it's probably because I went during the winter. From speaking to people, I've heard that during the summer the weather is pretty mild; next time I know not to go during the winter. Another thing that I noticed was the kind of land forms, the New England colony definitely doesn't have the same land as Houston. We have buildings, they have mountains. I've learned a couple things in class. I know about the Appalachian

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