New England, old and new; a brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of promise . re thoroughlyEnglish than the New England colonies. On three occa-sions only was there any considerable infusion of non-English stock. In 1652, after his vidories at Dunbar andWorcester, Cromwell sent 270 of his Scottish prisoners toBoston. After the revocation of the Edidt of Nantes in1685, 150 families of Huguenots came to 1719, 120 Presbyterian families came over from thenorth of Ireland and settled at Londonderry, New Hamp-sh
New England, old and new; a brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of promise . re thoroughlyEnglish than the New England colonies. On three occa-sions only was there any considerable infusion of non-English stock. In 1652, after his vidories at Dunbar andWorcester, Cromwell sent 270 of his Scottish prisoners toBoston. After the revocation of the Edidt of Nantes in1685, 150 families of Huguenots came to 1719, 120 Presbyterian families came over from thenorth of Ireland and settled at Londonderry, New Hamp-shire. Weeden reports the arrival at Newport, Connecticut,of sixteen Hebrew families from Holland in 1658. While modern New England no longer possesses theracial unity of colonial days, the ideals of her Puritanfounders still dominate. A recent occurrence in Massachu-setts demonstrated their vitality, when civil and propertyrights were menaced. The instant response of her citizens,of all racial antecedents, was a striking revelation of thedevotion of present-day New England to those principlesof law and order which the early settlers Chapter IIQolonial T^ays NEW ENGLAND was a land of towns. Bigplantations and extensive holdings were theexception. Agriculture, fishing, and tradingwere the principal occupations. For years itwas forbidden to build a house more than twomiles from the meetinghouse. This centralization served several purposes. Besides EfFefts ofkeeping the population compaft and in good posture for ^ °?/°defense against the Indians, it made easier the enforcementof the strid: laws on church attendance. Public order wasmore readily maintained. Community spirit developedthat found ready expression and definite direction. i6 New England — Old and New ColonialIndustries Boston Boot-makers Petition First AmericanIron Foundry New England never drifted. She always stood up forher rights, and resisted outside interference in colonialaffairs, whether of governm
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