Mapping the New England Colonies

Mapping the New England Colonies

5th Grade · Social Studies · 25 min· Ccss 5.4a

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Learning Objective

I can name the New England Colonies on a map.

  • 1

    The New England colonies included Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

  • 2

    The Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact, which established foundations for self-government.

  • 3

    The Great Awakening fostered ideas of liberty and independence among the New England colonists, and New England would become the Cradle of Revolution.