Since The New England Colonies usually didn’t farm they had to fish. This fish along with other resources were traded for items that they needed to survive because they didn’t have the right location to get these items. The New England Colonies along with the other colonies traded along The Triangular Trade Route. It was called this because when looked upon on a map it looks like a triangle. The Triangular Trade Route Connected Europe, The Colonies, and Africa. New England Colonies trading ships left with grain, lumber, furs, whale oil, and dried fish. Because they had many natural resources from the ocean they traded a lot of this. Trading ships went on about a 4,000 mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. In return Europe gave The
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He was also was a Puritan. When he was older he went on the Arbella and set sail to the New World. While he was on the boat he said, “...We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us…” In 1628, Winthrop and a little group of settlers stepped foot on North America. They Had received a charter from the king of England. This approval formed allowed them to start their new colony in New England. This charter allowed them to build a village called Salem located on Massachusetts Bay. In 1630, John WInthrop led another lot of Puritans to settle The Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Winthrop’s group built their city as Winthrop said, upon a hill located south of Salem. They chose the name Boston for this new settlement. The same year, 1630, Winthrop was elected to be the governor of his Massachusetts Colony. He and his Puritan Colleagues were strict to help ensure a perfect society. Because Winthrop’s colony was strict, he didn’t welcome people who didn’t believe the same things his colony did. People though, sometimes did disagree with him such as Roger Williams. He was a minister in Salem. Because of his beliefs, he went to court and was found guilty for his opinions and was expelled or kicked out of
He was also was a Puritan. When he was older he went on the Arbella and set sail to the New World. While he was on the boat he said, “...We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us…” In 1628, Winthrop and a little group of settlers stepped foot on North America. They Had received a charter from the king of England. This approval formed allowed them to start their new colony in New England. This charter allowed them to build a village called Salem located on Massachusetts Bay. In 1630, John WInthrop led another lot of Puritans to settle The Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Winthrop’s group built their city as Winthrop said, upon a hill located south of Salem. They chose the name Boston for this new settlement. The same year, 1630, Winthrop was elected to be the governor of his Massachusetts Colony. He and his Puritan Colleagues were strict to help ensure a perfect society. Because Winthrop’s colony was strict, he didn’t welcome people who didn’t believe the same things his colony did. People though, sometimes did disagree with him such as Roger Williams. He was a minister in Salem. Because of his beliefs, he went to court and was found guilty for his opinions and was expelled or kicked out of