New England Colonies

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British colony former colony historical region

The New England Colonies were a group of British settlements in northeastern North America known for their Puritan roots, maritime economy, town-based communities, and influential role in early American history.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Puritan New England 10
New England colonies 8
Colonial New England 7

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colony ⓘ
former colony ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
agriculturalCharacteristic rocky soil ⓘ
climate cold winters ⓘ
short growing season ⓘ
colonizedBy Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
conflictWith New France ⓘ
surface form: French colonies in North America

Native American tribes ⓘ
culturalCharacteristic communal town life ⓘ
emphasis on education ⓘ
strong religious communities ⓘ
economyBasedOn Atlantic trade ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ
whaling ⓘ
educationInstitution Harvard University ⓘ
surface form: Harvard College

Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy Puritanism ⓘ
surface form: English Puritans

Pilgrims ⓘ
governmentType colonial charter government ⓘ
town meeting system ⓘ
hasPart Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ⓘ
Connecticut Colony ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ
Province of Maine ⓘ
Province of New Hampshire ⓘ
influencedBy Calvinism ⓘ
knownFor Puritan roots ⓘ
influential role in early American history ⓘ
maritime economy ⓘ
town-based communities ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem English common law ⓘ
locatedIn British America ⓘ
northeastern North America ⓘ
notableEvent King Philip's War ⓘ
Salem witch trials ⓘ
partOf Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
playedRoleIn American Revolutionary era ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution

development of American democracy ⓘ
primaryReligion Congregationalism ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sugar Act 1764 → appliedTo → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
New England Way → associatedWith → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
King George's War → belligerent → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Middle Colonies → borderedBy → New England Colonies ⓘ
New York Colony → borderedBy → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Awashonks → country → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
Remarkable Providences → countryOfOrigin → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
subject surface form: The Selling of Joseph
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
Metacom → era → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
Book I: Antiquities → focusesOn → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: foundations of New England
Provincial Rangers → garrison → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Colonial America → hasPart → New England Colonies ⓘ
The Diary of Samuel Sewall → historicalContext → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
A Call from Heaven → historicalPeriod → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
John Turner → historicalRegion → New England Colonies ⓘ
Siege of Brookfield → historicalRegion → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: colonial New England
William Coddington → historicalRegion → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Edward Doty → historicalRegionOfActivity → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial Massachusetts
subject surface form: The Selling of Joseph
this entity surface form: New England colonists
Hope → jurisdiction → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colony
Falmouth Neck → locatedIn → New England Colonies ⓘ
Rogers' Rangers → operatedIn → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Benedict Arnold III → partOf → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: colonial New England society
Dorchester Company fishing outpost → partOf → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: English colonization of New England
New Haven Colony → partOf → New England Colonies ⓘ
Plymouth Colony → partOf → New England Colonies ⓘ
Province of New Hampshire → partOf → New England Colonies ⓘ
Queen Anne's War → participant → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Rogers' Rangers → recruitmentArea → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonies
Paul Dudley → region → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial New England
Martha Corey → regionOfActivity → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colonial Massachusetts
subject surface form: The Selling of Joseph
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) → setting → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
Young Goodman Brown → setting → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) → settingLocation → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
The Scarlet Letter (1973 film) → settingPlace → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
Book III: Polybius → subject → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
Arthur Dimmesdale → timePeriod → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
The Order of the Gospel → timePeriod → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: colonial New England
Salem Witch Museum → topicContext → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puritan New England
Wait → usedBy → New England Colonies ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England colonists