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3 days ago · New Hampshire ( / ˈhæmpʃər / HAMP-shər) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Of the 50 U.S. states, New Hampshire is the fifth smallest by area and the ...
3 days ago · 01. Rocky Soil: The soil in New England was rocky and not ideal for farming, which led colonists to focus on other industries like fishing and shipbuilding. 02. Harsh Winters: Winters were long and harsh, which made survival challenging but also helped reduce the spread of diseases. 03.
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2 days ago · New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and eventually Massachusetts were crown colonies. The provincial colony was governed by commissions created at the pleasure of the king.
1 day ago · In this capacity, many of the first permanent settlements in Maine and New Hampshire, especially after 1718, were Scotch-Irish and many place names as well as the character of Northern New Englanders reflect this fact. The Scotch-Irish brought the potato with them from Ireland (although the potato originated in South America, it was not known ...
2 days ago · But, certainly, there were no more new people newly being enslaved. But the population and the emphasis was, wait a second, but our businesses depend on those businesses. And so there was a kind of an allegiance to the South in many parts of New Jersey. Jennifer Berglund 40:38. Wendel White, thank you so much for sharing yourself and your work ...
4 days ago · He represented New Hampshire at the Continental Congress for one term and became treasurer of the state upon his father's death in 1783. He was elected governor as a Federalist in 1794 and held that post intermittently for a total of 14 years, the longest any man has held this office since Colonial times.
5 days ago · Farmers in the Southern Colonies grew several things. The most popular crop was tobacco. The Jamestown colonists had grown tobacco originally, and tobacco farms sprung up all over Virginia and North Carolina. The two southernmost states (South Carolina and Georgia) also grew indigo and rice. Farm equipment was also different.
