Northern Colonies Song!!!
(tune to Winnie the Pooh)
New England was a land of many trees,
And fish and furs and tar.
The soil was too rocky for plants to grow
So industry flourished by far.
Out on a voyage deep at sea
The separatist Puritans wait,
To go to a place called the new world
In refuge from tyrannical ways.
They Mayflower Compact 41 men signed,
Agreeing to majority rule.
This was a major step to self government
And showed democratic values.
They landed at Plymouth in 1620,
William Bradford was their first governor.
Only 44 lived through the grisly winter.
The first thanksgiving was the next year. (1622!)
Non separatist Puritans formed the
Massachusetts Bay colony. (in 1630!)
John Winthrop was the first governor.
“a city on a hill” it would be. (Boston!)
Fur trading,
Ship building.
The government enforced your religion.
But if you didn’t believe
in Christianity
You were kicked out of the colony.
(Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams)
New Hampshire was also formed that year (In 1630)
For those fleeing harsh Puritan rules.
It became a big
Fishing colony.
With shipbuilding around too.
Connecticut and Rhode Island were
Formed in 1636.
For people who wanted more freedom
Of religion and economy.
Though Rhode Island was the cooler one,
Founded by Roger Williams.
It was a colony
Made up of outcasts
Where all were treated equally.
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