Given several artifacts and quotations about New England, the culture can be analyzed and dissected to a limit to reveal what was important to the colonists at the time. For instance, in 1662, the Massachusetts Pine Tree Sixpence, a part of their currency, has a picture of a tree stamped on it. When we were discovering more about the New England region, it is evident that the rich forests produced the timber to help with the lumber industry. In addition, since these colonists were located near the ocean, they had an abundance of fish and other sea life. This is shown in the drawing with the men catching fish on the shore. Their location allowed them to have easy access to herring, mackerel, and other fish. In 1630, much of the local trade was
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It could be helpful to see how trading worked with the Native Americans along with other interactions other than war. As stated in the second quotation, the colonists had little agricultural experience so they needed to establish a relationship with the Natives in the area. In the first quotation, it shows how they eventually were able to start trading and using each other’s currency. In one of the artifacts, it shows a Native American trading fur with the colonist which was common at the time. In addition, since it’s well known that there were pilgrims and puritans at the time, it would be interesting to see what other types of religions did people follow. Given that we can only guess and see one side of the story, all of the information we can get about artifacts are helpful. For instance, the most helpful thing to know is the name or title of the artifact and when it was given. Like with the Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, knowing that it is a symbol of their colony shows how they viewed their interactions with the Native Americans. Mainly, due to their location, they were able to trade a lot of lumber, fur, fish, …show more content…
This is probably why they wrote the Native American saying “come over and help us.” In this region, independence was valued since the pilgrims and puritans left England in order to pursue new religions without restrictions. Then, when they landed and started to settle down, the colonists started to expand outward as their population rose and different people started finding new
It could be helpful to see how trading worked with the Native Americans along with other interactions other than war. As stated in the second quotation, the colonists had little agricultural experience so they needed to establish a relationship with the Natives in the area. In the first quotation, it shows how they eventually were able to start trading and using each other’s currency. In one of the artifacts, it shows a Native American trading fur with the colonist which was common at the time. In addition, since it’s well known that there were pilgrims and puritans at the time, it would be interesting to see what other types of religions did people follow. Given that we can only guess and see one side of the story, all of the information we can get about artifacts are helpful. For instance, the most helpful thing to know is the name or title of the artifact and when it was given. Like with the Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, knowing that it is a symbol of their colony shows how they viewed their interactions with the Native Americans. Mainly, due to their location, they were able to trade a lot of lumber, fur, fish, …show more content…
This is probably why they wrote the Native American saying “come over and help us.” In this region, independence was valued since the pilgrims and puritans left England in order to pursue new religions without restrictions. Then, when they landed and started to settle down, the colonists started to expand outward as their population rose and different people started finding new