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English and British American colonies (1620-1776)
the Province of New Hampshire, as well as a few smaller short-lived colonies. The New England colonies were part of the Thirteen Colonies and eventually
New_England_Colonies
1643–1686 colonial alliance
The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a confederal alliance of the New England colonies of Massachusetts
New_England_Confederation
British colonies forming the United States
States of America. The Thirteen Colonies in their traditional groupings were: the New England Colonies (Province of New Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts
Thirteen_Colonies
Movement of English Puritans to North America
refer to the migration in the period of English Puritans to the New England Colonies, starting with Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. They
Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
Puritan_migration_to_New_England_(1620–1640)
commonly used by the New England Revolution Major League Soccer team. The red ensign was a common banner for other American colonies as well, but the addition
Flag_of_New_England
Subset of British American Thirteen Colonies
Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies. Along with
Middle_Colonies
Region in the Northeastern United States
May 19, 1643, the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New Haven, and Connecticut joined in a loose compact called the New England Confederation (officially
New_England
English regional government in America, 1686–1689
The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was a short-lived administrative union of English colonies covering all of New England and the Mid-Atlantic
Dominion_of_New_England
Dominion of New England in 1686, an administrative union of all the New England colonies, and the Province of New York and the Province of New Jersey were
History_of_New_England
2001 book by Alan Taylor
projects such as New Spain; colonies such as the New England Colonies and the province of Carolina; and imperial domains including New France and British
American_Colonies
established or conquered several colonies in the Caribbean, including Barbados and Jamaica. England captured the Dutch colony of New Netherland in the Anglo-Dutch
British colonization of the Americas
British_colonization_of_the_Americas
Name used for the Thirteen Colonies
united Colonies, against the hostile Attempts of the British Fleets and Armies.…" After the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, New England American
United_Colonies
Historic region of British North America
area Province of Maryland Thirteen Colonies Middle Colonies New England Colonies Southern Colonies Tobacco colonies Lee Pelham Cotton (February 1998).
Chesapeake_Colonies
16/17th-century British colonies which became the Southern United States
Middle Colonies Mid-Atlantic Chesapeake Colonies Colonial South and the Chesapeake Colonial history of the United States New England Colonies Confederate
Southern_Colonies
Project Thirteen Colonies Middle Colonies New England Colonies Southern Colonies Tobacco and Slaves (1986 book) Tobacco in the American Colonies Klingaman,
Tobacco_colonies
Territories ruled by the Kingdom of England
territories and colonies that were conquered or otherwise acquired by the Kingdom of England before 1707 when the Acts of Union joined England with the Kingdom
English_overseas_possessions
Settlers from New England who moved to Nova Scotia
The New England Planters were settlers from the New England colonies who responded to invitations by the lieutenant governor (and subsequently governor)
New_England_Planters
American colonial
governance of the New England Colonies, he was appointed as commissioner of Jamaica, and the judge and high sheriff of Yorkshire, New York. The Coe family
Robert_Coe_(colonist)
1644). These would include the New England Colonies, Chesapeake Colonies, Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies, as well as in the British-controlled
List of 17th-century wars involving the Thirteen Colonies
List_of_17th-century_wars_involving_the_Thirteen_Colonies
1644). These would include the New England Colonies, Chesapeake Colonies, Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies, as well as in the British-controlled
List of 18th-century wars involving the Thirteen Colonies
List_of_18th-century_wars_involving_the_Thirteen_Colonies
British possessions from 1783 to 1907
of the British Empire, with long bibliography History of Canada New England Colonies Maton, 1995, article "Thomas Jefferson, 1774. "A Summary View of
British_North_America
British Army unit (1755–1796)
the French and Indian War. The unit was quickly adopted into the New England Colonies army as an independent ranger company. Rogers was inspired by colonial
Rogers'_Rangers
American Revolutionary War militia
still part of the overall militia regimental organizations in the New England Colonies. The term has also been applied to various later United States civilian
Minutemen
Social-theologic concept
intrinsic appreciation of work amongst Protestants. The original New England Colonies in 1677 were mostly Protestant in origin and exhibited industriousness
Protestant_work_ethic
Conflict between the New England Colonies and the Wabanaki Confederacy (1722–25)
between the New England Colonies and the Wabanaki Confederacy (specifically the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Penobscot, and Abenaki), who were allied with New France
Dummer's_War
Piece of American folklore
the colonists and Native Americans led to a peace that allowed the New England Colonies to continue to thrive. The Wampanoag–Plymouth alliance would indeed
Myth of the First Thanksgiving
Myth_of_the_First_Thanksgiving
courts allowed them,” a freedom women in the New World were never afforded. Women in the New England colonies also lacked access to Chancery courts, or
Women in 17th-century New England
Women_in_17th-century_New_England
5th great-granddaughter of Robert Coe, an early politician in the New England Colonies. In 1908, Winston Churchill married Clementine Hozier, the daughter
Family_of_Winston_Churchill
American-born politician
the New England Colonies during the early 18th century. His most significant contributions to American history were his A Defense of the New England Charters
Jeremiah_Dummer
1628-1691 English colony in North America
of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The lands of the settlement were in southern New England, with initial
Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
17th-century English joint stock company
The Council for New England was a 17th-century English joint stock company to which James I of England awarded a royal charter, with the purpose of expanding
Council_for_New_England
Colonial New England's legally established religion
church establishment in New England refers to the system of legally established Congregationalism in several of the New England Colonies during the seventeenth
Established Congregationalism in New England
Established_Congregationalism_in_New_England
colonies were not conducive to the development of agriculture. This was the case in the New England colonies which consisted of the present day New Hampshire
Shipbuilding in the American colonies
Shipbuilding_in_the_American_colonies
Military officer and politician (1639–1718)
January 17, 1718) was a military officer and politician from the New England Colonies who is best known for his role in innovative military tactics notably
Benjamin_Church_(ranger)
British territories in North America (1607–1783)
global British Empire, comprising colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and its predecessor state, the Kingdom of England. English overseas possessions
British_America
Area colonized by France in North America
cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris. A vast viceroyalty, New France consisted of five colonies at its peak
New_France
Building design styles associated with the colonial period of the United States
colonies were influenced by techniques and styles from England, as well as traditions brought by settlers from other parts of Europe. In New England,
American colonial architecture
American_colonial_architecture
Guadeloupean sandwich
inspired by the "johnny cake" which is a kind of fried bread that the New England colonies may have borrowed from the Indians. Indeed, the Shawnee Indians used
Bokit
Colonial American legislation
were enacted in the other New England colonies. Most mid-Atlantic colonies followed suit, though in some Southern colonies it was a further century before
Massachusetts_School_Laws
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
French and the Wabanaki Confederacy on one side and the northern New England colonies on the other (See the Northeast Coast Campaigns of 1688, 1703, 1723
Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1745)
Founding of the United States
democratic nature of Congregational Protestantism in New England and the First Great Awakening across the colonies); and occasionally, attitudes towards slavery
American_Revolution
American woman captured by Native Americans
the New England colonies and in England, leading some to consider it the first American "bestseller". Mary White was born c. 1637 in Somerset, England. Her
Mary_Rowlandson
1675–78 war in New England
Indian tribes of the Northeastern Woodlands against the English New England Colonies and their Indian allies. The war is named for Metacom (alternatively
King_Philip's_War
Nontrinitarian sect of Christianity
America, different schools of Unitarian theology first spread in the New England Colonies and subsequently in the Mid-Atlantic States. The first official acceptance
Unitarianism
English emigrant and colonist (1601-1693)
(February 28, 1601 – c. 1693) was a 17th-century English emigrant to the New England Colonies. A mason by trade, he is considered a founder of the Boston neighborhood
George_Felt
British colony in North America (1636–1776)
Narragansett Indians, but the relationship was more strained between other New England colonies and certain tribes. This situation frequently led to bloodshed, despite
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
Indigenous people from Connecticut, US
came to control much of Connecticut. Simmering tensions with the New England Colonies led to the Pequot War of 1634–1638, which some historians consider
Pequot
Ethnic group
States. Beginning with the New England Colonies, the name "New Englander" refers to those who live in the six New England states or those with cultural or family
New_Englanders
Name list
benefits"). During the British colonial period, it was a name used in the New England colonies, as the Protestants took many of their children's names from the
Mehitable
defeated and its colonies were seized by Britain. On the eastern seaboard, the four distinct English regions were New England, the Middle Colonies, the Chesapeake
Colonial history of the United States
Colonial_history_of_the_United_States
Americans who are descended from the original settlers of the Thirteen Colonies
contrast to egalitarian and collectivist New England Colonies to the north, settlers of the Southern Colonies in Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, and Georgia
Old_Stock_Americans
Policy of avoiding strict enforcement of trade laws
American Revolution. The colonies had a certain level of autonomy early on. During the establishment of the Dominion of New England, which was implemented
Salutary_neglect
Index of articles associated with the same name
Russia. The New England Army of Observation, which was organized in April 1775 by Massachusetts Bay Colony and the other New England Colonies, in anticipation
Army_of_observation
Congress called upon the other New England colonies for assistance in raising an army. In response, on May 22, 1775, the New Hampshire Provincial Congress
History_of_New_Hampshire
Topics referred to by the same term
Hove, England New England Colonies of British America (1620–1776), which became five of the six states in New England New England, Georgia, an unincorporated
New_England_(disambiguation)
Sweet pie with dried fruits and spices
the mince pie was taken to the Americas by English settlers to the New England Colonies where it became associated with both Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner
Mince_pie
British merchant and politician c. 1590–1658
and build a military alliance between the New England Colonies. In 1646, he became the first in New England to freed his slaves, more than 100 years before
Theophilus_Eaton
NFL team in Boston, Massachusetts
The New England Patriots (colloquially known as the Pats) are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete
New_England_Patriots
Massachusetts Bay Colony, and that spawned the settlement of other New England colonies. As the colony grew, businessmen established wide-ranging trade,
History_of_Massachusetts
Southern Colonies contrasted sharply with the New England and Middle Colonies. After Virginia, the second British colony south of New England was Maryland
History_of_the_United_States
Illegitimacy in early America
the English colonies in North America. This page focuses on the rules pertaining to bastardy that became law in the New England colonies of Massachusetts
Colonial American bastardy laws
Colonial_American_bastardy_laws
American Indian murder victim
in which the New England Colonies defeated the Wampanoag and ended armed resistance by the Native Americans of southeastern New England. John Sassamon
John_Sassamon
American business and political family
in no way related, were represented in the earliest days of the New-England colonies—Francis Sprague, who arrived at Plymouth in the ship Anne, in July
Sprague_family
American revolutionaries
group in the colonies, though support for the patriot cause was strongest in the New England Colonies and weakest in the Southern Colonies. The American
Patriot_(American_Revolution)
Colonies" (The United States of America) New England Colonies: Province of Massachusetts Bay Province of New Hampshire Colony of Rhode Island and Providence
List of former European colonies
List_of_former_European_colonies
Subclass of English Reformed Protestants
Colony and other settlements among the northern colonies. The large-scale Puritan migration to New England ceased by 1641, with around 21,000 persons having
Puritans
15th–19th century colonization
about 20,000 Puritans to New England between 1629 and 1642, where they founded multiple colonies. Later in the century, the new Province of Pennsylvania
European colonization of the Americas
European_colonization_of_the_Americas
North American dish originating in Britain
sailors during the 18th century. Its popularity was passed on to the New England colonies sufficiently to be included in Amelia Simmons's landmark 1796 book
Sea-pie
Reputed 11th-century Byzantine colony on the Black Sea
The New England (Latin: Nova Anglia) of Eastern Europe was a colony allegedly founded either in the 1070s or the 1090s by Anglo-Saxon refugees fleeing
New_England_(medieval)
Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain
American Colonies. The first restraining act, (15 Geo. 3. c. 10) known variously as the New England Trade And Fisheries Act, the New England Restraining
Restraining_Acts_1775
John Cousins (1596–1682) was a 17th-century English emigrant to the New England Colonies. Cousins River, Cousins Island and Littlejohn Island in what was
John_Cousins
17th-century slave murdered by her owner
Massachusetts Bay. The trial established court precedent in the New England colonies for how juries ruled on murder cases that involved an slave-owner
Rachel_of_Kittery,_Maine
Uprising in late-17th century colonial New York
established the Dominion of New England, centralizing the administration of previously separate colonies. In May 1688, he added New York and the Jerseys to
Leisler's_Rebellion
River in Rhode Island, United States
regarded as the original boundary between the English New England colonies and the Dutch colony of New Netherland. The river is formed by the confluence of
Providence_River
British colony in North America (1629–1776) (intermittently)
brought into the Dominion of New England, an attempt to unify all of the New England colonies into a single government. The New Hampshire towns did not suffer
Province_of_New_Hampshire
Region of New York state
British and the Continental forces. British efforts to divide the New England colonies from the rest led to battles including the Battle of Valcour Island
Upstate_New_York
English regicide
as a regicide after the 1660 Stuart Restoration by fleeing to the New England Colonies. Goffe held several senior military and political positions under
William_Goffe
North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713)
Hudson Bay. The total population of the English colonies was about 250,000, with Virginia and New England dominating. The colonists were concentrated along
Queen_Anne's_War
Public observances in Protestant Christianity
religious customs with them. This translated directly in to the New England colonies, where settlers observed days of humiliation and fasting as well
Days of humiliation and thanksgiving
Days_of_humiliation_and_thanksgiving
Early settler in New England
Lancaster, Massachusetts. He emigrated to the New England Colonies from the parish of Wigan, Lancashire, England, in 1635. The Massachusetts Bay Colony had
James_Atherton_(settler)
1630s conflict in New England
1638 in New England, between the Pequot nation and an alliance of the colonists from the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies and their
Pequot_War
British colony in North America (1664–1776)
the Great Lakes and North to the colonies of New France and claimed lands further west. In 1664, Charles II of England and his brother James, Duke of York
Province_of_New_York
1775 foundation of the U.S. Army
towards their quotas of the troops agreed to be raised by the New England Colonies," it gave a clear indication of its intent to adopt the regional army
United_States_Army_Birthdays
1654 incursion into the French colony of Acadia
absorption of Acadia into other English colonies. In the midst of the First Anglo-Dutch War, the New England colonies of New Haven, Plymouth, Connecticut, Massachusetts
English invasion of Acadia (1654)
English_invasion_of_Acadia_(1654)
Populous island in southeastern New York
settlements on Long Island were founded by settlers from England and its colonies in present-day New England. Lion Gardiner settled nearby Gardiners Island. The
Long_Island
American Baptist Christian denomination since 1652
Six-Principle Baptists originated from early General Baptists in New England Colonies that held to the Five Points of Arminianism and a strict observance
General Six-Principle Baptists
General_Six-Principle_Baptists
English politician, physician, and minister
needed an agent in England, so he remained there for more than a decade handling the colony's interests. The other New England colonies were hostile to Rhode
John Clarke (Baptist minister)
John_Clarke_(Baptist_minister)
English military officer and colonial administrator (1624–1672)
and Samuel Maverick, to conquer New Netherlands from the Dutch and regulate the affairs of the New England colonies and settle disputes among them. The
Richard_Nicolls
Treasure hunter, military officer and colonial administrator (1651–1695)
from the New England Colonies. He was the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and the first native-born New Englander
William_Phips
Grocer and member of the Plymouth Colony
the United Colonies, a New England colonies military alliance primarily for defense against Indian attack. William Collier was born in England about 1585
William_Collier_(colonist)
years. The Dominion of New England was established in 1686 and covered the territory of those colonies, as well as that of New Hampshire, Connecticut
List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
List_of_colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts
British colony in North America from 1691 to 1776
of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was based on the merging of several earlier British colonies in New England. The charter took effect
Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
One of the four census regions of the US
against the government (Great Britain), along with the Middle and New England colonies, during the Revolutionary War. The basis for much of Southern culture
Southern_United_States
Recreation in colonial New England
The Puritan culture of the New England colonies of the seventeenth century was influenced by Calvinist theology, which believed in a "just, almighty God
New England Puritan culture and recreation
New_England_Puritan_culture_and_recreation
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 1635
the New England Colonies in late August 1635. Accounts of the storm are very limited, but it was likely the most intense hurricane to hit New England since
Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635
Great_Colonial_Hurricane_of_1635
English colonial venture in America (1620–1691)
the New England colonies (Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, New Haven, and Plymouth) formed a defensive alliance known as the United Colonies of New England
Plymouth_Colony
U.S. state
other New England colonies engaged in expeditionary campaigns in Quebec and Acadia. In 1691, the English Crown issued a new charter uniting the colonies of
Massachusetts
Administrator in charge of multiple schools
the United States were enacted in the colonial era, when various New England colonies passed ordinances directing towns "to choose men to manage the important
Superintendent_(education)
1664 English colonial mission to America
increasingly autonomous New England colonies. It was the Crown's first attempt to assert control over its North American colonies. Following the Restoration
Royal_Commission_of_1664
Indian governor appointed by the United Colonies to govern Pequots in southeastern Connecticut. The New England colonies placed Cassacinamon under the authority
Robin_Cassacinamon
NEW ENGLAND-COLONIES
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name (see English 1).Norwegian : habitational name from any of various farmsteads, so named from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.Swedish : ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a newcomer to an area, from Middle English newe ‘new’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a yew tree, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atten ewe ‘at the yew’ (Old English æt ðæm ēowe).German and Jewish (American) : Translation of German Neu.
Male
English
Modern English name derived from the Greek word neos, NEO means "new." Compare with another form of Neo.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian name derived from Old Norse örlendr, ERLAND means "foreigner, stranger."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Nolan, NOLAND means "little champion" or "little chariot fighter."
Biblical
a lamp; new-tilled land
Boy/Male
Biblical
A lamp, new-tilled land.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Little saint, Little holy one, From the new town
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Lives on the New Land
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Yiddish Lev, LEW means "lion." Compare with another form of Lew.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + land ‘land’, for someone who lived by a patch of land recently brought into cultivation or recently added to the village, or a habitational name from any of a number of settlements called Newland for this reason.Translation of Scandinavian Nyland or of German Neuland and North German Nieland, from any of several habitational names from places named Neuland or Nieland(e) in Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Nye.Irish : reduced form of O’Ney.North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Neu. The Jewish surname may sometimes be a shortened form of a name such as Neuburger.German : habitational name from a place near Boppard.North German : nickname from Middle Low German ni(g)e, ney(g)e ‘(the) new one’.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Aarnoud (see Arnold).Dutch (de Ney) : variant of Nay 3.
Male
Hebrew
(× Öµ×¡) Hebrew name NES means "miracle."
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern England)
English (eastern England) : variant of Beaton.
Male
English
 Short form of English Lewis, LEW means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lew.
Boy/Male
Indian
Little saint, Little holy one, From the new town
Male
French
Norman French form of Scandinavian Njal, NEL means "champion."
Male
English
Short form of English Newton, NEWT means "new settlement."
Boy/Male
Chinese, Christian, Finnish, German, Greek, Swedish
Gift; New
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant of Bryan.The American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) came of a New England family, being descended from Stephen Bryant, who had settled in Plymouth Colony in 1632.
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superl.
Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
superl.
Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.
n.
In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
v. t.
To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
a.
Quite new; brand-new; fire-new.
a.
Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.
a.
Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew.
a.
Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new.
n.
One of the New England States.
n.
The tautog of New England (Tautoga).
v. t.
To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
n.
A selectman, in New England. See Selectman.
superl.
As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.
n.
Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
a.
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
a.
See Brand-new.
superl.
Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
adv.
Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew.
v. t. & i.
To make new; to renew.