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Pilgrims arrive in Plymouth Rock
The Pilgrims left England in search of religious freedom from their British king. They settled in Massachusetts and named their colony Plymouth Rock. -
The First Thanksgiving
Fifty three of the surviving Pilgrims got together to celebrate a successful harvest season. They were joined by indians for the meal now known as Thanksgiving. -
First Public Park
The Boston Common becomes the first public park in America. -
Harvard is founded
On this day, Harvard became the first American college was founded. Americans could now earned a Bachelor's Degree. -
First Newspaper
The first regularly issued newspaper, The Boston Newsletter, becomes published, in Boston. -
The Boston Massacre
British troops came in and shot the colonists. Many Boston residents were killed. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor in protest against the tea tax. -
"The Intolerable Acts" released
After the Boston Tea Party ,the British Parliament sent out a list of things they considered intolerable. This led to the colonists beginning the Revolutionary War, which started in Massachusetts. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
"The shot heard around the world" was the start of the Revolutionary War. The minutemen fought against government officials who were trying to take their guns away. The minutemen fought back and shot and killed several government employees. -
Massachusetts becomes a state!
