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before colonization
when explores first began arriving in the new England area, they explored much of the area now known as New Hampshire. much of the land was inhabited by native Americans. -
the first land grants
land grants were given to several of the Englishmen, granting them permission to begin settlements in the areas surrounding the Merrimack river. -
new hampsuire was one of the colonies founded
the new land was given to Captain John Mason. he named the new settlement after his homeland in Hampshire country. he sent settles there to create a fishing colony. -
first of new Hampshire
new Hampshire was first established as an official English colony between the Merrimack and Piscataquis rivers. -
conflics emerge
leaders of the different colonies began fighting over which territory belonged to who. captain Thomas Wiggin was sent to govern the colony -
other settlers arrive
over time, settlers who were cast out of the Massachusetts colony for radical beliefs began settling in the new Hampshire area -
the fighting grows
with the increase of new settlers, the fighting between colonist grew. new Hampshire governor was taken over by the Massachusetts bay colony -
captain john mason died
he sent settlers there to create a fishing colony but died before seeing the place, new Hampshire, here he put so much money into building defense -
new Hampshire gets its own governor
some of the areas leaders did not wish to be under Massachusetts rule, and after several years of trying they were able to get a charter from king Charles the second. the charter came with permission to elect their own ruler as if it was later on. they didn't elect for a while -
new Hampshire began being known as the upper providence
being the upper providence it changed a little later on and was known as the royal providence now. -
two governors gone
the first leader brought in John Cutt, but he was at odds with the other local leaders, so he was replaced by Richard Waldron made many enemies, and by 1685 he was replaced as well. -
new Hampshire became part of Massachusetts again
new Hampshire was em again but they wanted their own independence and to not be part of another place -
no rule for new hampsire
when the dominion of new England failed, it left new Hampshire without any government once again. new Hampshire asked to be placed under the gov. of Massachusetts again. -
a goverment of their own.
William and Mary, the king and queen of England, finally granted new Hampshire a new chater. this allowed them to seek out there own government again but the new governer didn't work again.new Hampshire stayed under government till 1741 -
a colony
a colony of Scottish immigrants these people were thrifty and they soon began and industry -
more land disputes
the colonies in new Hampshire were also in a Battle with the new York colony over land in their territory .king George 3 ruled the land belonged to the new York colony -
religious revilve, great awakening,swept through new Hampshire
the first great awaking or the evangelical revival was a series of christian revivals that swept Britain and its 13 colonies between the 1730 and 1750 -
an offical territory line is drawn
king George 2 finally declared and official boundary between new Hampshire and Massachusetts and made benning wentworth new Hampshire governor -
first governer was benning wentworth
new Hampshire motto was ''live free or die'' in reference to its determination to declare independence -
independence
new Hampshire joined the other colonies during the revolutionary war. they became an independent state -
new Hampshire became a state, first state to have its own constitution
new hampsuire was the ninth state to ratify and adapt the us constitution -
taxation starts
it started for church purpose prohibited by religios toleration act due in large measure to the national recession and the counting struggle to recover from it -
first free liberty
the first free, meaning tax-supported public library in the united states was established in 1833 in Peterborough, new Hampshire -
webser ash burton
treaty determined official boarder between state and Canada. the Webster- ashburton treaty, signed august 9,1842, resolved these frictions in Anglo-america relations -
new hampsuires 18th regiment
it led union troops into Richmond, VA during the civil war. the 18th regiment new Hampshire infantry was organized at concord and mustered in. -
first woman in poltics
Marilla Ricker became the first woman to attempt to vote in new Hampshire 1870 and also the first woman to attempt to run for government -
first aerial passenger tramway in north america
established at cannon mountain, UUS squalus submarine sunk near Portsmouth and twenty six people died -
big and bad explosion
space shuttle, challenger, exploded, new Hampshire school teacher,Christa McAuliffe. was killed -
torrential rains
torrential reins caused roads,bridges to be whipped out, over 1,000 evacuated, seven dies,property damages exceeded $15.8 million worth -
genders
new hampsuire was the first state to become a same-sex unions. the senate approved the bill by a vote
