What is new england colonies?

The New England colonies were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Facts:
1. Near the Atlantic Ocean
2. Poor rocky soil
3. Cold, long winters
4. Has forests
5. Natural harbors= Boston and Portland

Political:
1. Self government
2. Was a democracy
3. Had town meetings
4. Where the fundamental orders of Connecticut was established
5. Where the mayflower compact was established

Religious:
1. Made up of puritans and pilgrims

Economic:
1. Did logging, fishing, and ship building/trade

A- slaverythe civil war was fought to prevent the expansion of slavery, not the abolotion of it