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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.
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land grants were given to several of the Englishmen, granting them permission to begin settlements in the areas surrounding the Merrimack river.
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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.
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new Hampshire was first established as an official English colony between the Merrimack and Piscataquis rivers.
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leaders of the different colonies began fighting over which territory belonged to who. captain Thomas Wiggin was sent to govern the colony
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over time, settlers who were cast out of the Massachusetts colony for radical beliefs began settling in the new Hampshire area
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with the increase of new settlers, the fighting between colonist grew. new Hampshire governor was taken over by the Massachusetts bay colony
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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
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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
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being the upper providence it changed a little later on and was known as the royal providence now.
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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.
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new Hampshire was em again but they wanted their own independence and to not be part of another place
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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.
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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
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a colony of Scottish immigrants these people were thrifty and they soon began and industry
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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
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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
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king George 2 finally declared and official boundary between new Hampshire and Massachusetts and made benning wentworth new Hampshire governor
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new Hampshire motto was ''live free or die'' in reference to its determination to declare independence
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new Hampshire joined the other colonies during the revolutionary war. they became an independent state
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new hampsuire was the ninth state to ratify and adapt the us constitution
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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
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the first free, meaning tax-supported public library in the united states was established in 1833 in Peterborough, new Hampshire
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treaty determined official boarder between state and Canada. the Webster- ashburton treaty, signed august 9,1842, resolved these frictions in Anglo-america relations
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it led union troops into Richmond, VA during the civil war. the 18th regiment new Hampshire infantry was organized at concord and mustered in.
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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
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established at cannon mountain, UUS squalus submarine sunk near Portsmouth and twenty six people died
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space shuttle, challenger, exploded, new Hampshire school teacher,Christa McAuliffe. was killed
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torrential reins caused roads,bridges to be whipped out, over 1,000 evacuated, seven dies,property damages exceeded $15.8 million worth
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new hampsuire was the first state to become a same-sex unions. the senate approved the bill by a vote
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