John Pond was a male, presumably white colonist who originated from London, England. Like most, it can be assumed that Pond was attracted to New England because it was a less expensive travel expense and provided opportunity to become wealthy. New England was an ideal place to travel to because it gave Englishmen and women with a new beginning and the ability to own their own property. However, the cultivation of the land was tricky. “The country [was] very rocky and hilly and the soil is very fleet” (Pond, “Colonist John Pond Writes to His Mother and Father for Help, 1631,” Major Problems in American Colonial History, pg. 94). New England housed a colder but healthier environment, but also a short growing season that “demanded hard labor