Welcome to New England,' columnist David Rafferty writes. Now try not to get too confused by the ethos of CT laws.

The 13 colonies can be divided into three distinct regions: The New England colonies included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Life here revolved around community ...

British mercantilism flourished during the middle of the 17th century at a time when England was flexing its muscle in the New World. The idea behind this economic policy was that the colonies existed ...