New England ColonyNew England ColonyRhode Island Rhode Island

Founded in 1636Founded in 1636Founded by Roger WilliamsFounded by Roger Williams

Presented by Natalie Koenen and Presented by Natalie Koenen and Madeline LunnMadeline Lunn

Geographical Geographical Characteristics & ClimateCharacteristics & Climate

• New England’s New England’s colony Rhode Island colony Rhode Island had rich soil, then had rich soil, then the glaciers pushed the glaciers pushed it away to another it away to another colony.colony.

• It was too sandy to It was too sandy to farm, and in the farm, and in the mild winter it was mild winter it was cold and the ground cold and the ground had a thin layer of had a thin layer of ice on it , in the sort ice on it , in the sort summer it was summer it was warm and sunny.warm and sunny.

Geographical Geographical Characteristics & ClimateCharacteristics & Climate • Rhode Island had Rhode Island had

dense forests and a dense forests and a very thin rocky layer of very thin rocky layer of soil, and also a humid soil, and also a humid climate.climate.

• The region’s many The region’s many forests and rugged forests and rugged mountains made it mountains made it hard to find good hard to find good farmland. Also, this farmland. Also, this was a good place to was a good place to make a living, with it’s make a living, with it’s rocky coast and many rocky coast and many harbors. The thick harbors. The thick forests provided wood forests provided wood to builds shipsto builds ships..

Religious BeliefsReligious Beliefs• The religious beliefs The religious beliefs

of Rhode Island was of Rhode Island was to worship freely , to worship freely , and they were and they were mostly Puritans.mostly Puritans.

• Williams kept the Williams kept the government government separate from the separate from the church. This was an church. This was an important event in important event in the history of the history of religious freedom in religious freedom in North America. North America.

Religious BeliefsReligious Beliefs

• The Great Awakening The Great Awakening was a big part of religion. was a big part of religion. It occurred in the 1730s, It occurred in the 1730s, when young, exciting when young, exciting ministers began ministers began speaking through the speaking through the English Colonies. Then English Colonies. Then the colonists began to the colonists began to make religion a more make religion a more important part of their important part of their lives.lives.

• This renewed interest in This renewed interest in religion became known religion became known as the Great Awakening as the Great Awakening because people felt as if because people felt as if they were waking up they were waking up with new faith. with new faith.

GovernmentGovernment

• In Rhode Island the In Rhode Island the government was to government was to self-govern.self-govern.

• Also only male Also only male church members church members could vote or be could vote or be elected.elected.

• The government The government could not make laws could not make laws that effected the that effected the religion in the colony.religion in the colony.

EducationEducation

• The education in Rhode The education in Rhode island was that the kids island was that the kids had to learn to read the had to learn to read the Bible. Bible.

• Some children in Some children in families in Rhode Island families in Rhode Island learned to read, write learned to read, write from their parents, or from their parents, or they went to schools to they went to schools to learn as well.learn as well.

• The boys in the families The boys in the families went to colleges if they went to colleges if they had good education or had good education or enough money.enough money.

Agriculture/ManufacturingAgriculture/Manufacturing

• The agriculture was The agriculture was fishing, and whaling, they fishing, and whaling, they grew crops such as corn, grew crops such as corn, wheat, also oats, and wheat, also oats, and peas.peas.

• The people of Rhode Island The people of Rhode Island made their own shoes and made their own shoes and their own clothes.their own clothes.

• The Triangular Trade was The Triangular Trade was a big part of a big part of manufacturing because manufacturing because New England merchants New England merchants shipped fish and lumber to shipped fish and lumber to Europe, Africa, and the Europe, Africa, and the West Indies to trade for West Indies to trade for goods. They used the sea goods. They used the sea a lot for the a lot for the manufacturing. manufacturing.

Settlements/HomesSettlements/Homes

• The home life in Rhode The home life in Rhode Island is the families were Island is the families were large often with six or seven large often with six or seven children. children.

• The families lived in small The families lived in small wooden houses with few wooden houses with few rooms or windows, and the rooms or windows, and the homes had just one main homes had just one main room, with a huge fireplace. room, with a huge fireplace. A cooking fire was kept A cooking fire was kept burning at all times. A table burning at all times. A table stood in the middle of the stood in the middle of the room for meal. Also the first room for meal. Also the first few homes only lasted a few few homes only lasted a few years ,then the colonists years ,then the colonists soon replaced them with soon replaced them with larger and stronger larger and stronger structures.structures.

Settlement/ HomesSettlement/ Homes

• The home work in The home work in RhodeRhode Island is the Island is the home had a home had a workshop, and workshop, and almost everything almost everything needed to be grown needed to be grown or made at home.or made at home.

• Rhode Island actually Rhode Island actually didn’t have any didn’t have any plantations so the plantations so the didn’t really have any didn’t really have any settlements for their settlements for their homes.homes.

Town/CitiesTown/Cities

• The major city The major city inin Rhode Island Rhode Island is Providence, is Providence, It is the only It is the only major city in major city in Rhode Island in Rhode Island in the 1600s. the 1600s.

Other Interesting FactsOther Interesting Facts

• The native Americans in The native Americans in New England were New England were friendly and willing to friendly and willing to help. help.

• There were many There were many natural recourses in natural recourses in New England.New England.

• New England has New England has perfect weather in the perfect weather in the winter for sports like winter for sports like skiing.skiing.

• It is never to hot in New It is never to hot in New England. England.

Important People To Important People To KnowKnow• Some important people to Some important people to

know are Anne Hutchinson know are Anne Hutchinson she criticized Puritan she criticized Puritan ministers. She also held ministers. She also held meetings in her home were meetings in her home were people could talk about people could talk about their religion.their religion.

• Also Olaudah Equianowas Also Olaudah Equianowas enslaved as a boy, he enslaved as a boy, he survived the Middle survived the Middle Passage. Years later, he Passage. Years later, he discribed the horrors of the discribed the horrors of the Passage in a book.Passage in a book.

• Metacomet was a leader of Metacomet was a leader of the Wampanoag Nation. the Wampanoag Nation.