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The Native Indians of New
Hampshire were the were the Abnaki, Malecite,
Passamaquoddy and Pennacook
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1602 |
Bartholomew Gosnold (1572 -
1607 ) the English explorer and colonizer explores
coast |
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1603 |
Martin Pring 1580-1646 was
given permission by Sir Walter Raleigh for a trading
and exploration expedition discovers Cape Cod and
explores the islands, rivers, and harbors of New
England
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1614 |
Captain John Smith (1580-1631)
maps the coast and assumes leadership of the colony
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1622 |
King James I of England grants
the region between the Salem and Merrimac rivers, to
John Mason (1600–1672, American colonial military
commander) and Sir Ferdinando Gorges
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1622 |
King James I grants the region
between the Merrimac and Kennebec rivers to David
Thomson |
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1629 |
John Mason receives a grant of
land under the name of New Hampshire |
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1641 |
Massachusetts Colony gains
control of New Hampshire |
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1679 |
England forms New Hampshire as
a separate royal colony |
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1756 |
1756 - 1763: The Seven Years
War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over
land is won by Great Britain. France gives England
all French territory east of the Mississippi River,
except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and
west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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1775 |
1775 - 1783 - The American
Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes
and total power to legislate any laws governing the
American colonies
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1776 |
July 4, 1776 - United States
Declaration of Independence |
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1778 |
July 10, 1778 - France
declares war against Britain and makes an alliance
with the American revolutionary forces
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1783 |
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty
of Paris is signed by the victorious United States
and the defeated Great Britain
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1788 |
Statehood - The Date that New
Hampshire was admitted to the Union - June 21, 1788.
Constitution - New Hampshire was the 9th State to be
admitted to the Union. State Motto - "All for our
Country "
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The American
Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
and set in motion events that led directly to the
outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known
opponent of slavery, was elected president and in
1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of
South Carolina was followed by the secession of
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North
Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the
Confederate States of America. The bombardment of
Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1865 |
1865 December 6 - The
Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially
abolishing slavery
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1898 |
1898-1901 The Spanish American
War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US
annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
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