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4 days ago · This is Boston Common, the oldest public park in the United States. Established almost 400 years ago in 1634, the Common has borne witness to centuries of American history, from the Puritan colonists to the Revolutionary War to modern-day Boston. It remains a gathering place for city residents and a must-see destination for history buffs and ...
4 days ago · As the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay pushed further into Connecticut, they became increasingly tense with the Pequots, a tribe centered on the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut. By the spring of 1637, the Pequot had slain 13 English colonists and traders, and Massachusetts Bay Governor John Endecott established a large military force to ...
3 days ago · Boston, city, capital of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and seat of Suffolk county, in the northeastern United States. It lies on Massachusetts Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The city proper has an unusually small area for a major city, and more than one-fourth of the total—including part of the Charles River, Boston Harbor, and a ...
4 days ago · Massachusetts was settled by a variety of different groups, primarily non-conformists and Puritans from England seeking religious freedom. They established colonies such as Plymouth, Salem, and Boston, which became centers of the region. The settlers were primarily poor farmers and wealthy merchants, with a strong emphasis on a Puritan lifestyle.
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4 days ago · The story of our Kent line getting to Dedham is a bit different than what was typical of other Puritans. For starters, they arrived just after 1642, which is when the Great Puritan Migration is generally said to have ended. That was because of the Civil War that finally did break out back in England in 1641.
5 days ago · In contrast, the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England had a more organized structure, and the Puritans settled for religious purposes. In conclusion, life in New England and Virginia during the colonial period was distinctly different.
1 day ago · Puritans founded Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636 and, later, Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut in 1701. Later, Baptists founded Rhode Island College, which is now Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island in 1764 and Congregationalists established Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1769.
