FOUNDING THE NORTHERN COLONIES
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FOUNDING THE NORTHERN COLONIES
1601–1700
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> How did religious dissidents from England come to establish colonies in northern North America? Chapter 4 explores the development of the northern colonies in the seventeenth century, examining the factors that gave each colony its unique character. It pays particular attention to the importance of religion in the evolution of New England and to England’s attempts to control colonial trade.
Figure false: Thomas Smith, a New England mariner, created colonial America’s oldest known self-portrait around 1680. Worcester Art Museum.