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May 15, 2024 · At a meeting of the Commissioners for the Confederation held at Boston the 7th of September, it appearing that the General Court of New Plymouth and the several townships thereof have read, considered, and approved these Articles of Confederation, as appeareth by commission of their General Court bearing date the 29th of August, 1643, to Mr ...
2 days ago · From the first years of settlement, the shoreline constantly encroached on the harbour as wharves were built and marshy coves were filled. West of the original settlement lay Boston Common , a tract that has remained public open space since its purchase by the town in 1634.
1 day ago · New England colonies. A 1584 map of the east coast from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Lookout, drawn by the English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer John White; in 1607, Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was established in this region.
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3 days ago · New England. New England, region, northeastern United States, including the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region was named by Capt. John Smith, who explored its shores in 1614 for some London merchants. New England was soon settled by English Puritans whose aversion to idleness and ...
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- Which states make up New England?New England includes the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
- Who named New England?Capt. John Smith named the region New England after he explored its shores in 1614 for some London merchants.
- Where is New England located?New England is a region located in the northeastern United States.
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May 11, 2024 · Portsmouth, city, Rockingham county, southeastern New Hampshire, U.S., across the Piscataqua River from Kittery, Maine, on the Atlantic coast. It is New Hampshire’s oldest settlement, second oldest city, first capital, and only seaport. In 1623 a fishing settlement was built at the river’s mouth.
May 9, 2024 · In five years preceding April 1, 1837, sixty vessels were built here, whose tonnage amounted to 24,000 tons. Leaving Medford, the road approaches the margin of Mystic Pond, of which the passenger has but a glimpse; it then passes the little settlement at Baconville, crosses the stream, and soon the traveller finds himself at ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
1 day ago · The restrictions on foreign-built ships also greatly benefitted the colonial shipbuilding industry, particularly of the New England colonies. Some argue that the economic impact was minimal on the colonists, [3] [4] but the political friction which the acts triggered was more serious, as the merchants most directly affected were also the most ...
