2007-02-12 06:07:05 · 4 answers · asked by jwood 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Newcastle
Its pleasant scenery reminded the first explorers of a place called England, which is a tiny country thousands of miles away across the ocean. England to these people was an old country, so in order to distinguish New England from England, they had to call it New England, rather than just "England".
2007-02-12 06:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by Yarb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess it is because the first people to discover it came over from the country England, and when they moved to the US, they decided to call it "new england".
2007-02-12 06:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well back when that area was being settled all the people were from england and they decided to call the new place new england
i know this is a really simple explanation but that is basically the answer
2007-02-12 06:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by links305 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people from "old" England landed there in a ship called the Mayflower, and they decided to call it that, and its stuck.
2007-02-12 06:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by David H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋