USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1600s, when the first English settlers began to arrive in New England, there were about 60, 000 Native Americans living in what would later become the New England colonies (Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Haven, and Rhode Island).

Detailed explanation-2: -Map of the eastern seaboard, showing New England colonies (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut), Middle colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware), Chesapeake colonies (Virginia, Maryland), and Southern colonies (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia).

Detailed explanation-3: -The New England colonies were established by the Puritans in 1621. The Puritans were a strict religious group that was being persecuted as a result of political change in England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because the New England colonies focused on the shipbuilding and fishing industries, they imported agricultural products (farm products) from other colonies and England.