10 facts about the New England colonies

Rhode Island Colony was founded by Roger Williams who was expelled from Massachusetts Bay for being too liberal.

Plymouth Colony was the first and most famous colony of the New England Colonies.

New Hampshire Colony was founded by John Mason but was established around 1691.

New Hampshire took the longest of all the New England colonies to develop.

Connecticut Colony was founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636 just seven years after the founding of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Bay Colony Was established in 1629 by the Puritans who were led by John Winthrop.

Massachusetts Bay also became the opening act of the American Revolutionary

New England was the platform in which the rebellion ignited