New Hampshire
Quick Facts People from all over the world came to New Hampshire.
- New Hampshire was founded in 1623. - It was found by John Mason. -It was one of the first origanal colonies. -It was named for the county of Hampshire in England. -The colonist had to grow their own food, but New Hampshire was so rocky they had to remove all the rocks before they could grow food. -They used the rocks to build walls and houses. | History
New Hampshire was first founded in 1623 by Pilgrims from England and was one of the first original 13 colonies. Pilgrims came to New Hampshire for religious freedom and starting their lives over. One of the ships which brought the pilgrims to New Hampshire was called The Jonathan. The Jonathan’s passengers were 10 white male pilgrims. Three years later more pilgrims came to New Hampshire and began to settle there. When the Revolutionary War began in 1775, New Hampshire was the first colony to declare independence from England. New Hampshire also captured many British Navy ships. |