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Oct 22, 1498
John Cabot
an English explorer by the name John Cabot, sailed along massachusetts coast. -
Cape cod
in 1602 an explorer by the name bartholomew Gosnold explored coast thats named Cap Cod for its cod found in the bay. -
mayflower
three ships arived in massachusetts from England with 104 men and boys in 1607. They named James River after the king, They also established a settlement named Jamestown after the king. -
John Smith
in 1614 John Smith mapped the coast. -
pilgrims
Pilgrims landed at cape cod in 1620 and established a settlement named plymouth. -
Thanksgiving
in 1621 the first Thanksgiving was cellebrated -
Salem
a puritan colonial leader known for his intolerance of religious dissennters, John Endecott, founds the puritan colony at Naumkeag, later called salem, with Roger Conant -
Bay Company
the Massachusetts Bay Company charted -
War
in 1675-1677 King Philips War named after Metacomet of Wampanoag tribe. who was called phillips in English. it was a bloody and bitterly fought war by the colonists against Native Americans. up to one third of white population was wiped out during this war. the war proved to be the final struggle of Native Americans and Massachusetts -
Withches
From June to September in Massachusetts in 1692 a three month witchcraft trial took place -
slaves
sociaty of negroes is funded in Boston, Massachusetts in the year of 1693. -
newspaper
in 1704 the first regularly issued Amercan newspaper, The Boston News-Letter, Harbor -
lighthouse
in 1716 The Boston Light was built in Boston Harbor, Americas first lighthouse -
expanstions
allowing expanstion in Western Massachusetts to a total of 184 towns by 1763 -
british troops
in 1770 Tenstions rose from british troops presence in boston. Culminated in 5 men dying, when troops fired at colonists at the Customs House on March 5 -
Government Act
massachusetts Government Act was passed by the
Parliment of Great Britain and became a law in 1774 -
Breeds Hill
in 1775 during night of June 16th, about 1200 men of the Colonial force besieging Boston moved on to the Charlestown isthmus overlooking the city and threw up entrenchments on Breed's Hill -
the castle
in 1776 The Island got its name from th fact that every fort located here was alwase. informally known as "The Castle" -
Paul Revere Company
in 1801 Paul Revere Company was started by Paul Revere in 1801in Canton,Massachusetts and developed a commercially viable process for manufacturing copper sheets. -
Maine
Maine became the twenty-third state in the Union in 1820 -
population
in 1835 the population of massachusetts was 85,000 -
population
in 1845 the population of massachusetts was 105,000 -
first anesthesia surgery
use the anesthesia surgery was first demonstrated by dentist, Dr. William T.G. Morton at the Massachusetts General Hospital in the year of 1846. -
worcester
in worcester the First National Women's Rights Convention was held on the year 1850 -
Civial War
Massachusetts sent over 160,000 troops to battle in Civil War in the year 1860
