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They made robes out of animal skin,
and they walked in wooden
snow shoes to keep from
sinking in snow.
Algonquian Indians were the first people in New Hampshire.
Colonies Early Settlers
By the 1600’s Spain and France had formed the first colonies in the
Americas.
Colonies early settlers cont.
the New Hampshire
France, Spain, and
England founded colonies. The town
said people with 50 or more kids must hire teachers.
Farming was a necessary part of life for the early settlers chopping down trees was very important for building farms (to clear the land of course.)
Life in the colonies cont.
New Hampshire’s land was rocky and covered with forests. Wars broke out.
Many workers were fishers or fur traders
By the late 1600’s New Hampshire’s lumber industry was booming. Pine, maple , cedar ,birch trees grew in
New Hampshire’s forest.
In the New Hampshire Colony chopping down trees could help when they need it to
plant crops
Colonist used trees to build homes and boats.
Work and Trade
New Hampshire’s forests supplied trappers with beaver furs.
Colonists traded fish and furs to Europeans. In return they were given much needed supplies.
Colonies exports
Definition: shipping trade out
Ex: A ship going to deliver goods.
FAST FACT: New Hampshire Mostly Traded Farming Goods.
Traded And Started To Grow Indigo From The Moist Climate.
Religion in the Colony
The Native Americans looked at the land as a gift from the Great
Spirit
FAST FACT: The children were taught to offer prayers to spirits before entering their domain.
Community in the colony
People in the colony had to work very hard to earn money
Arrivals From New England often Faced A Land With A Cold Climate And A Short Growing Season, Rocky Soil, And Long, Hard Winters
New Hampshire became a
separate royal colony in 1679.
In 1788 it became the 9th
state.
When colony gained statehood
• The time it was founded is June 22 1788
• The new Hampshire colony is the 9th state in united states
Other important info
• The region that New Hampshire was in New England (southwest region)
• Most people that lived the New Hampshire colony were religious
