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May 21, 2022 · 40 Amazing New Hampshire Facts. By James Israelsen, Associate Writer. Published May 21, 2022. In 1776, New Hampshire became the first American colony to declare its independence from Great Britain. [6] New Hampshire was the first American colony to create its own constitution. [6]
The Geography of New Hampshire. Total Size: 8,968 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census) Geographical Low Point: Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Geographical High Point: Mt. Washington at 6,288 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Coos (source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Sep 29, 2017 · Daily Life of Colonial New Hampshire. JIM ORRILL. 29 SEP 2017. CLASS. New Hampshire's first settlement was founded in 1623 when Captain John Mason ordered David Thompson to establish a fishing colony at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Towns grew throughout New Hampshire, populated by colonists whose Puritan traditions were strong and who ...
Marbled salamanders, red-spotted newts, and New Jersey chorus frogs are among its amphibians. The state’s many trees include sugar maple, American chestnut, flowering dogwood, pitch pine, and American elm. Black-eyed Susans, orange daylilies, Queen Anne’s lace, and violets (the state flower) are some of the wildflowers that grow here.
1769 - Dartmouth College is founded in the city of Hanover. 1774 - The colonists capture guns and ammo from the British Fort William and Mary. 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the ninth state. 1808 - Concord is made the permanent capital. 1852 - Franklin Pierce becomes the 14th President of the United States.
In colonial America, the experiences of women and children varied widely, among ethnic and social groups, and from colony to colony. They had fewer rights than women and children do today, yet they had many responsibilities and activities that contributed to their families and communities. The first European women who came to the Southern ...
The Colonial New Hampshire was established by John Wheelwright and other colonists in 1638. In 1641 Massachusetts Colony gained control of New Hampshire but in 1679 England formed New Hampshire as a separate royal colony. John Mason and Sir Fernando Gorges studying the New Hampshire Charter.
