=New England=, U.S. 44N. 71W. Norse settlement in, end 10th century (see the Vinland of old saga 'Eric the Red'); Sir H. Gilbert off coast, 1583; Gosnold, 1602; later exploring expeditions under Pring, 1603. George Weymouth, 1605; grant of to Plymouth Company, 1606; expedition of John Smith, 1614, to whom the name is due; landing of Pilgrim Fathers, 1620 (see New Plymouth); George Fox in, 1665; Indian war, 1674-6; war with New France, 1690; spiritual revival under Whitefield, 1740. (See Maine, Massachusetts.) =Newfoundland=, N.A. 48N. 56W. Discovered by Norsemen end 10th century (see the Helluland of old saga of 'Eric the Red'); coasted by Cabots, 1497, 1498-9; the Cortereals off, 1500, 1501; coast explored by Cartier, 1534; Sir H. Gilbert took possession of in name of Elizabeth, 1583; he and his vessel, the 'Squirrel,' were lost off the same year; colony settled by Lord Baltimore, 1623; Lord Falkland, 1633; Sir D. Kirk, 1754; finally ceded to England by Treaty of Utrecht, 1713. =New Granada=, S.A. 4S. 69W. Discovered by Ojeda, 1499; colony settled in by Spaniards, 1510; threw off Spanish yoke, 1811; became part of the state of Colombia, 1819; became an independent republic, 1833; united with other states which became the United States of Colombia, 1861; known as the Republic of C. since 1886. =New Hampshire=, U.S. 42N. 70W. One of the 13 original states of the Union; coast probably discovered by Martin Pring, 1604; explored by John Smith, 1614; known as Laconia to early settlers; settlement at Little Harbour, 1623; first permanent English colony planted, 1629; joined the Massachusetts colony, 1641-79, when it became again independent; organised as a state, 1776. =New Haven=, Conn. 41N. 72W. Colonised by English under Eaton, Davenport, and others, 1638; annexed to Connecticut, 1662; Yale College f. at Saybrook, 1701, removed to New Haven, 1717; plundered by English, 1779 (W. of Ind.). =New Jersey=, U.S. 40N. 74W. One of the 13 original states; so named in honour of its first governor, who had been governor of Isle of Jersey; Hudson off coast, 17th century; first colonised by Dutch, who settled at Bergen in early 17th century; later English colonists were driven away by Dutch; New Netherland, of which N.J. was considered a part, became English property, 1664; bought by Penn, 1674. =New London=, Conn. 41N. 72W. Attacked and burnt by Benedict Arnold and the British, 1781 (W. of Ind.); blockaded by Sir T. Hardy, 1813-15. =New Madrid=, Missouri. 36N. 89W. Besieged, and evacuated by Confederates, 1862 (Civil W.). =New Mexico=, U.S. 35N. 105W. Cabeza de Vaca in, with the scattered remains of Narvaez's expedition, about 1537; Coronado in, 1540, followed by other Spanish explorers; country taken from Spaniards by Indians, 1680; recovered by former, 1698; Santa Fé captured by U.S. forces, 1846; ceded to U.S., 1848; organised as a territory, 1850.