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  1. FUN STUFF. —Maple sundaes and cider donuts are popular desserts in New Hampshire. —New Hampshire’s famous names include President Franklin Pierce, journalist Horace Greeley, and author Dan Brown. —Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth—the site of the state’s original settlement—has 32 historic buildings where people can watch costumed ...

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  2. Aug 29, 2011 · Portsmouth was settled by the Laconia Company in 1629. Governor Neal was given the governorship of the colony and spent several years exploring the forests around Portsmouth. He returned after some time, gave a discouraging report, and left the colony to govern themselves. Exeter was the next settlement in the New Hampshire Colony.

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  4. In the “New Hampshire Geography” unit, two lessons start with basic map skills and vocabulary, and examine where New Hampshire is in the world. Three lessons then focus on the types of land in New Hampshire, its weather, and its seven geographical (tourist) regions.

  5. Feb 9, 2024 · Facts about the history, geography, and people of Colonial New Hampshire, which was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. New Hampshire started in 1623 and spent many years under the control of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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  6. The New England colonies were the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The New England colonies got organized around the Puritan religion and family farming. The New England colonies were also known for their shipbuilding and whaling industries.

  7. Timeline. 1603 - Englishman Martin Pring explores New Hampshire. 1623 - The first settlements are established at Rye and Dover. 1679 - New Hampshire is made a province of England. 1741 - New Hampshire splits from Massachusetts and becomes an English colony.

  8. Sometime in the mid-1680s a small group of Pennacooks left their homeland in the upper Merrimack valley to join with fellow Indians to the northeast. They were accustomed to travel and had left their village many times before, but this departure meant more than the others: they had little expectation of returning.

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