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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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4 days ago · The New Hampshire Colony was one of the 13 original colonies of the United States and was founded in 1623. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason, who named the new settlement after his homeland in Hampshire County, England.
2 days ago · New Hampshire formed its own state government in January 1776, and in June 1776 it instructed its delegates attending the Continental Congress in Philadelphia to vote for independence. New Hampshire’s vote was the ninth and decisive vote in ratifying the Constitution of the United States in 1788.
Jun 23, 2024 · New Hampshire was one of the 13 Original Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776, establishing the United States of America. The establishment of the New Hampshire Colony started in 1622 when the Council for New England gave a grant to Captain John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges for the territory between the ...
The colony that became the state of New Hampshire was founded on the division in 1629 of a land grant given in 1622 by the Council for New England to Captain John Mason (former governor of Newfoundland) and Sir Ferdinando Gorges (who founded Maine).
Nov 9, 2009 · One of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire was the first state to have its own constitution. It was the 9th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution–the final state needed to...
With little aid from England, then at war with its old-time enemy, France, the colonists undertook the sieges of Louisbourg, and helped to reduce Crown Point, and in the conquest of Canada.
