It was founded by John Mason, David Thomson, and Edward Hilton

It was founded in 1622-1623It was founded in 1622-1623It was founded by John Mason, It was founded by John Mason, David Thomson, and Edward David Thomson, and Edward

Hilton.Hilton.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s First New Hampshire’s First People!!People!!

The first people in New Hampshire were the The first people in New Hampshire were the Algonquians.Algonquians.

In the early 1600’s the first Europeans arrived.In the early 1600’s the first Europeans arrived.

The Algonquians did not believe in owning The Algonquians did not believe in owning land.land.

The Algonquians did not understand when The Algonquians did not understand when settlers tried to buy their land.settlers tried to buy their land.

The Early SettlersThe Early Settlers

By the 1600s, France and Spain had formed colonies in the By the 1600s, France and Spain had formed colonies in the Americas.Americas.

Animals in the French colonies supplied valuable furs. Animals in the French colonies supplied valuable furs.

1622- Land granted to John Mason1622- Land granted to John Mason

First settlements were Hilton’s Point and Pannaway First settlements were Hilton’s Point and Pannaway Plantation. Plantation.

In 1641, the Massachusetts Bay Colony took over New In 1641, the Massachusetts Bay Colony took over New Hampshire. Hampshire.

The Early Settlers

• People settled along the Piscataqua River. The town they settled in was Strawberry Banke.

• In 1623, David Thomson was granted land and he named it Pannaway Plantation.

Life in the Colony

o They had farms all over in New Hampshire.o The land that they farmed on was rocky and covered

with forests.o Men farmed, fished, and hunted. Women worked in

gardens and cooked meals, while caring for children.o Massachusetts law said that if towns had 50 or more

families must hire teachers.

As more people came to New Hampshire the Algonquian lost their land.

Settlers used treaties to get Algonquian land.

The Algonquian attacked the early settlers for stealing their land.

1763-Britain wins French and Indian wars.

Work and Trade

•Many settlers were fishers or fur traders.

•The colonists traded fish and furs to Europeans.

• In the 1600s, New Hampshire’s lumber industry was booming.

•The most prized trees in New Hampshire were White Pines.

• White Pines grow more than 100 feet tall and they were used for English navy ships.

• In the 1700s, lumbering and shipbuilding were New Hampshire’s biggest businesses.

Exports

• Agricultural exports – cattle

• Industrial exports- ships

• Natural Resources- fish, fur, lumber

Community and ReligionSome of there religions were Baptists,

Quakers, and Presbyterians.Religious freedom brought them to New

Hampshire.Religious laws were ignored because the

laws were made by Massachusetts Bay.Massachusetts threw out Puritans that

didn’t follow their laws and those Puritans founded New Hampshire.

• John Wheelwright was one of the Puritans that were kicked out of Massachusetts colony.

• Stephen Bachiler was also kicked out of the Massachusetts colony in 1639.

Becoming a State

• In 1775, the Revolutionary War began.• New Hampshire was the only one of the

thirteen American colonies in which no Revolutionary War was fought.

Statehood

• New Hampshire became a state on June 22, 1788.

• It was the 9th state of the colonies.

Important Facts

• Their state motto is “Live free ,or die.”• The population in 1775 was 81,050

people.• It was part of the New England Colonies.• New Hampshire was named after

Hampshire county, England.