new HAMPSHIRE
Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others
Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Concord
Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England
Became a State: June 21, 1788
Reasons: New Hampshire was a planned colony. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason who lived in Hampshire County, England.
Residency requirements: white male landowner
Government: royal
Target Resident(s): puritan, farmers, manufacturers
Religion: Congregationalist
Celebrities: Thomas Leavitt
John Mason
Seth Meyers
Mandy Moore
Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Concord
Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England
Became a State: June 21, 1788
Reasons: New Hampshire was a planned colony. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason who lived in Hampshire County, England.
Residency requirements: white male landowner
Government: royal
Target Resident(s): puritan, farmers, manufacturers
Religion: Congregationalist
Celebrities: Thomas Leavitt
John Mason
Seth Meyers
Mandy Moore