New+Hampshire

=__**Geography **__=  **New Hampshire is located in the North Eastern part of the United States. It is between Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts to the south. **

**The main geographic features include mountains such as the Appalachian Mountains, White Mountains, Mount Washington and bodies of water like Lake Winnipesaukee, Merrimack River, and the North Atlantic Ocean. **

**The original settlers farming conditions were bad: The soil was rocky and infertile because of harsh weather conditions. The summer were short and winters were cold and long. This was because they are near the mountains and the North Atlantic Ocean. **

**New Hampshires geography affected their development. The mountain range prevented people from farming. Fishing was an important part for getting food. There are many good, useful ports and harbors, the most common being Portsmouth. Having the Atlantic Ocean right next to them enabled them to travel and trade very easily. **

=**__History __**= **In 1623 by The Laconia Company under the authority of John T. Mason founded the permanent white settlement in New Hampshire. Then in 1679, the British government declared this region a colony. The Laconia Company's purpose when they settled in New Hampshire was to gain wealth. New Hampshire's abundant fishing, natural harbors, and furs provided the Company goods to sell. Unfortunately, the Company did not gain any money out of it and in 1636 dissolved. **

**New Hampshire was inhabited by two Native American tribes before the English came and colonized. There two tribes were the Abenakis, a long the coast in the north, and the Penacooks in the inland areas. When the English arrived, they welcomed them with open arms and thought that they could form an alliance to help fight off the stronger tribes that were coming from the south and the west. Unfortunately, these Native Americans slowly started dying from diseases, specifically small pox, that they contracted from European colonizers. **

=**__Economics __**= ===**In New Hampshire, the soil was rocky, therefore not good for farming. So the most profitable source of money for the colonists in this region was fishing. They settled a fishing colony in the Piscata River, and founded the Portsmouth, which later on turned out to be one of the most important ports in the Northeast. **===

**The principal form of commerce in New Hampshire was fishing. They depended a lot on the ocean for fishing and trade. **

**African slaves were mostly concentrated in Portsmouth because New Hampshire did not impose tariffs on slaves. Slaves would be brought to Portsmouth and then smuggled into neighboring colonies. The end of slavery in New Hampshire came in 1857 an act was passed to prohibit slavery. **

=**__Social__ **= **In New Hampshire, English was spoken. The majority of the population practiced Christianity. Women played a huge role in the town. They would work by the fire, with her needle, outside with a broom or in the garden. Women were midwives, worked with medicine, and occasionally helped with emergencies arose. **

=** __Political __ **= **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">New Hampshire used to be a part of Massachusetts until 1679 when it was made a royal province, with the purpose as being as much as England as possible. New Hampshire had a governor of its own and political rights and powers of government came from the province. There was no taxation of land until their owners improved it. Also, right were reserved for the building of roads, churches, and schools. The colonists established a republican form of government. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">__Terms__ ** **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">1. Triangle Trade -- With New Hampshire's plentiful lumber supply, merchants worked with other colonists to ship off foods with nations and colonies that were in the triangle trade. New England colonies traded slaves for molasses with the West Indies. The molasses would later be made into Rum by the New Englanders and further traded with Africa for slaves. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">2. Salutary Neglect -- When Great Britain enforced Salutary Neglect, New Hampshire could trade more easily without having restrictions on political and economic aspects as long as it was beneficial for Britain's economy. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">3. Mercantilism -- New Hampshire sent it's lumber to Britain to be made into chairs, doors, and various other wooden products. Then Britain would export the finish products back to the colonies in an effort to make the most money going along with the concept of Mercantilism. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">4. Great Awakening -- The Great Awakening was common around New England colonies and was a revival of religious ideals. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">5. Cash Crops -- Tobacco was a main cash crop in New Hampshire that they would sell to England. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Road to Revolution ** = = **__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">French and Indian War __** **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">In New Hampshire, there was a British fort by the border. Some examples of forts in New Hampshire are Fort at Number 4 and Fort William and Mary. Fort at Number 4 was very involved in the War. Many soldiers were stationed here to guard the area. In 1761, when the British won against the French and when the Treaty of Paris in 1763 was developed, the fort was unnecessary. Because the war went through New Hampshire, lives and lifestyles were effected. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The people of New Hampshire were Patriots. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Since there was a fort in New Hampshire, the colonists were directly impacted by the war and could not help but support the revolution. **

**__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Revolution __** **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">One of the leaders of the Revolution from New Hampshire was General John Stark. He helped with the victory of the Battle of Bennington. Another leader was Captain John Paul Jones, who helped win battles at the sea. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">New Hampshire supported the independent action. They to believed they no longer needed the British. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">New Hampshire took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Most of the troops who were doing most of the fight were said to be from the State. Another acts, although pre-Revolution, was the removal of powder and guns at Fort William and Mary by the patriot’s party of New Castle in 1774. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The Revolution led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence by New Hampshire’s own Josiah Bartlett, Matthew Thornton, and William Whipple. **

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">New Hampshire was the first colony to declare it’s own independence and adopt their own constitution. They were also the ninth state to accept the National Constitution of a republic, and they have never known any other form of government. **

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