Author: Wilmar I. Martinez

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

Wilmar Martinez

One of the original 13 colonies who rebelled against great britain and formed there independence in may 4, 1776.
After William was banned from Massachusetts bay colony. Williams , Anne Hutchinson, William Codington, John Clarke, Philip Sherman, and other religious dissidents settled in Aquidneck Island now known as Rhode Island.

Massachusetts bay colony was one of the first English settlement in the 1700 century.
Later on Plymouth colony was formed in the southern part of Massachusetts bay.
On 19 March 1627/8 the English government issued a right for the land and sailing over to Massachusetts began.

New
England
Region

Land Area 71,991.8 sq. mi
Language: English mixed with dialect.

New Hampsire

Was the first English North American colony to establish there own government and no longer needed great Britain.
The first permanent settlement was at Hilton's Point which happens to be present day Dover.

Connecticut

The first European settlers were the Dutch who established a colony that lived only for a while.
The first English settlement was by Thomas Hooker who led some people from Massachusetts bay colony to for the Connecticut colony.

Maine

The first European settlers in Maine where the French in 1604 the settlement was called saint Croix island Leaded by Pierre Dugua.
The first English settlement was the Popham colony that was placed on the coast of Maine by the Massachusetts bay company. Unfortunately the colony short lived.