<P> The New England Colonies of British America included Connecticut Colony , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , Massachusetts Bay Colony , and Province of New Hampshire , as well as a few smaller short - lived colonies . The New England colonies were part of the Thirteen Colonies and eventually became five of the six states in New England . Captain John Smith was the author of the 1616 work A Description of New England which first applied the term `` New England '' to the coastal lands from Long Island Sound to Newfoundland . </P>
<P> The New England Colonies of British America included Connecticut Colony , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , Massachusetts Bay Colony , and Province of New Hampshire , as well as a few smaller short - lived colonies . The New England colonies were part of the Thirteen Colonies and eventually became five of the six states in New England . Captain John Smith was the author of the 1616 work A Description of New England which first applied the term `` New England '' to the coastal lands from Long Island Sound to Newfoundland . </P>
identify the colonies that are classified as new england
identify the colonies that are classified as new england
Connecticut Colony Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Massachusetts Bay Colony Province of New Hampshire
Connecticut Colony Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Massachusetts Bay Colony Province of New Hampshire