Question

In 1679, New Hampshire was established as a _______ colony

Answer 1

After a brief period as a separate province, the territory was absorbed into the Dominion of New England in 1686.

Answer 2

Royal Colony is the right answer.

The council for New England granted Captain John Mason a land grant in 1622, which helped him to found the New Hampshire Colony. The natural resources of Hampshire colony included forest (timber), fish, fur and Whales and, Whales became most important to the colonists because oil from the whales could be used for light in lamps. In 1641 the Massachusetts colony claimed the New Hampshire, then it became known as the Upper province, later in 1679, it became a Royal Province.