USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Massachusetts Bay Colony It was the most successful and influential colony in New England.

Detailed explanation-2: -The New England colonists-with the exception of Rhode Island-were predominantly Puritans, who, by and large, led strict religious lives. The clergy was highly educated and devoted to the study and teaching of both Scripture and the natural sciences.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colonies of New England, with the exception of Rhode Island, all had an official church, the Congregational Church. By the end of the 17th century, other churches began to be allowed in New England. In the south, the Anglican Church was the official church of many of the colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -New England’s economy was largely dependent on the ocean. Fishing (especially codfish) was most important to the New England economy, though whaling, trapping, shipbuilding, and logging were important also.