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1. New Hampshire was founded in 1638
Details: was established by John mason and john wheel right -
2. New Hampshire was dominated by one religion -1640
Details: the religion was the puritans they believed that god wanted them to live strict lives -
3. New Hampshire made most of its money by trading-1650
Details: whales, timber, fish, shipbuilding/ shipping, and rum. all this wealth made England jealous and they imposed taxes to make sure that they profited from trade. -
4. In the early 1700s puritan life style started to decline
Details: most puritans had other religious options -
5. 1734 the great awakening sweeps through
Details: it brought for about tem years a lot of religious belief -
6. In 1774 New Hampshire first state to declare independence
Details; they broke away and all of the other colonies followed -
7. In 1776 Declaration of independence read on the state house steps
Details: to rally people to the cause of rebellion new Hampshire read the declaration of independence. -
8. In 1778 Held constitutional convention
Details; first state to hold convention of all elected leaders of the states -
9. In 1783 new Hampshire became 9th state
Details; after the war against Britain became 9th state -
10. In 1788 first state to make constitution referable for the people
Details: it means that the constitution applied to all people -
11. 1808 a new state house is built in concord
Details: this made is closer to the capitol making it easier to get to the capitol. -
12. Explosion on july 4 1809
Details: 14 people died in a gun powder explosion. -
13. 1813 a fire almost wipes out Portsmouth
Details: a massive fire almost destroyed this great town -
14. 1819 taxation for church purposes
Details : in 1819 the government blocked the ability to tax for religious purposes -
15. 1833 The first library
Details: in 1833 the first public library was set up in Peterborough -
16. 1840 Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Details: divided Canada and the states -
17. 1853 Franklin pierce becomes president
Details: Franklin pierce a Hillsboro native becomes 14th president -
18. 1864 largest ship
Details: largest wooden ship USS Franklin built in Portland -
19. New Hampshire's 18th Regiment led Union troops into Richmond, VA during Civil War
Details one of the more important parts because now new Hampshire is in the war. -
20. 1905 treaty of ports mouth
Details: signed in Portsmouth, ended Russo-Japanese War -
21. 1916 New Hampshire holds its first primary.
Details: At this point we were not voting directly for the candidates, but for delegates to the National Convention. The primary is taking place one week after Indiana's and on the same day as Minnesota. To register, the candidate needed 100 signatures and $10. -
22. 1923 - The University of New Hampshire established
Details: the University of New Hampshire was established in Durham -
23. 1938 – First tramway
Details: the tram way cannon MS was the first one in North America -
24. 1951 The decision to build a air force base
Details: The decision by the U.S. Department of Defense to call for the construction of an air force base in the Portsmouth-Newington area caused considerable opposition -
25. 1961 Derry native Alan Shepard goes to space
Details: Derry native Alan Sheppard, one of the original seven astronauts, became the first American in space and the first person of any nation to pilot a vehicle in space. -
26. 1986 Concord's Christa McAuliffe
Details: Concord's Christa McAuliffe, the winner of a nationwide competition to become the first "teacher in space"; died tragically in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. -
27. 1990 The documentary film The Civil War
Details: The documentary film The Civil War, created by Ken Burns of Florentine Films in Walpole, aired on public television, the most-watched program ever broadcast on PBS. -
28. 2001 The Segway Personal Transporter
Details: The Segway Personal Transporter, invented by Dean Kamen of Bedford and produced in the state, was unveiled to the public on the news program Good Morning Americ. -
29. 2003 Despite repeated attempts to stabilize the rock formation
Details: the Old Man of the Mountain, and its renowned features disappeared one night without warning. -
30. 2012 all women congresses of new Hampshire
Details: 2012 Almost a century after women obtained the vote, New Hampshire became the first state ever to be represented by an all-female Congressional delegation
