1. Massachusetts
1.1. religion
1.1.1. puriton
1.2. geography
1.2.1. sandy coast, pastures, forest
1.3. puritans persucated out of new england
1.4. settlers
1.5. reasons for settlement
1.5.1. Because they wanted to have religous freeedom
1.6. economy
1.6.1. crop, livestock, farming, lumbering, shops, ship building
1.7. government
1.7.1. self-governing with strong religous beliefs
1.8. climate
1.8.1. harsh winters, warm summers,
2. Rhode Island
2.1. religion
2.1.1. various faith (religious toleration)
2.2. economy
2.2.1. framing, lumbering, ship building, fishing, wailing, trade
2.3. governement
2.3.1. self-governing
2.4. settlers
2.4.1. people seeking religious freedom because last colony's church had to much power (founder-Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson
2.5. reasons for settlement
2.5.1. because the church had to much power
2.6. geography and climate
2.6.1. coastal lowlands, flat rocky woodlands
2.7. climate
2.7.1. hot humid summers, cold snowy winters
3. Connecticut
3.1. religion
3.1.1. puritan
3.2. economy
3.2.1. farming, shipbuilding, wailing, fishing
3.3. settlers
3.3.1. puritans seeking new religious freedom
3.4. reasons for settlement
3.4.1. puritans seeking a new settlement
3.5. government
3.5.1. written constitution and self-governing
3.6. geography
3.6.1. forested hill, sea coast
3.7. climate
3.7.1. cold winters, mild summers,
4. New York
4.1. economy
4.1.1. fur, shipping, slave trade, merchants, tradesman, farming, iron mining
4.2. settlers
4.2.1. Dutch and English seeking new lives
4.3. reasons for settlement
4.3.1. seeking new lives
4.4. climate
4.4.1. cold, snowy winters, hot humid summers
4.5. government
4.5.1. British-appointed governor and council alternating with elected assembely
4.6. religion
4.6.1. various faith
5. pennsylvania
5.1. settlers
5.1.1. English quakers and other Europeans seeking freedom and equality
5.2. reasons for settlement
5.2.1. seeking freedom and equality
5.3. government
5.3.1. self-governing
5.4. religion
5.4.1. various faiths
5.5. economy
5.5.1. farming, merchants, tradesman, lumbering, shipbuilding
5.6. geography
5.6.1. rolling hills, trees, and fertile soil
6. Maryland
6.1. government
6.1.1. self-governing
6.2. settlers
6.2.1. Catholics and protestants seeking religious and political freedom
6.3. reasons for settlement
6.3.1. seeking religious and political freedom
6.4. economy
6.4.1. farming, ranching, lumbering, shipping, fishing, iron mining
6.5. religion
6.5.1. various faith particularly catholic
6.6. geography
6.6.1. low fertile land surrounding chesapake bay