1. Chapter 4 Section 1 New England: Commerce and Religion P. 10/P. 90
A. Finding Main Ideas As you read about the development of the New England Colonies, fill in the diagram below with notes about what made the region unique.
Farming
Towns
Short growing season & poor soil
Most did subsistence farming
Sold larger plots to groups
Led to growth of many small towns
New England Colonies
Fishing and Trade
Enslaved Africans

2. Chapter 4 Section 1 New England: Commerce and Religion P. 10/P. 90
A. Finding Main Ideas As you read about the development of the New England Colonies, fill in the diagram below with notes about what made the region unique.
Farming
Towns
Short growing season & poor soil
Most did subsistence farming
Sold larger plots to groups
Led to growth of many small towns
New England Colonies
Fishing and Trade
Enslaved Africans
Close to Atlantic, many made living by the sea
Fishing & trade important part of economy

3. Chapter 4 Section 1 New England: Commerce and Religion P. 10/P. 90
A. Finding Main Ideas As you read about the development of the New England Colonies, fill in the diagram below with notes about what made the region unique.
Farming
Towns
Short growing season & poor soil
Most did subsistence farming
Sold larger plots to groups
Led to growth of many small towns
New England Colonies
Fishing and Trade
Enslaved Africans
Close to Atlantic, many made living by the sea
Fishing & trade important part of economy
Few lived in region (small farms)
Part of trade cycle in slaves

4. 1. Drive for economic success
B. Analyzing Causes The Puritan religion gradually declined in New England during the 1700s. Use the chart below to take notes about the causes of the decline.
Political change
New Royal charter
1. Drive for economic success
2. Competition from other religious groups
Decline of the Puritan
Religion