The colonists were looking for religious freedom

The land was great for farming

There were better jobs in the colonies

It's where the explorers landed, so that's where they built the colony

building houses

for firewood

to trade

building ships

wood

beavers

water

corn

a whale could feed the whole colony

their blubber was used to make oil

colonists followed the whales to help them find their way at sea

colonists went whale-watching for fun

Massachusetts

Virginia

Rhode Island

New York

Pennsylvania