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Jan 1, 1498
John Cabot
Explorer John Cobat sails along Massachusetts coast -
Period: Jan 1, 1498 to
The colony of Massachusetts
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Bartholomew Gosnold
Bartholomew Gosnold explores Southern Maine to Cape Cod -
King James I
King James I Grants Charter to Plymouth Company -
Plymouth
Colony at Plymouth established after Mayflower Voyage -
Weymouth
Colony at Weymouth established by Robert Gorges (fails 1624) -
Salem
Colony at Salem established by John Endicott -
Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay Company Chartered -
Mass bay colony
Mass Bay Colony Established at Boston by John Winthrop -
Boston
Boston is made Capital of Massachusetts Bay Colony -
War
Four Year War With Pequots Begins, Nearly Wipes Out Tribe -
Roger Williams
Roger Williams banished due to his Opinions -
Harvard Colloge
Harvard College established at Cambridge -
slave ship
Slave Ship Desire arrives at Salem from Nicaraguan Coast -
New Hamshire
Province of New Hampshire merged into Mass Bay Colony -
confederation
N.E. Confederation Established (MA, Plymouth, CT, New Haven) -
Margaret Jones
Margaret Jones, herbal practitioner, hanged as a witch at Boston -
first coins
First coins minted in English Colonies at Boston -
william ledra
William Leddra hanged in Boston for practicing Quaker Religion -
king philip
King Philip's War (Wampanoags) Endangers Colony for 3 Years -
province
Province of New Hampshire separated from Mass Bay Colony -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony established in Boston by John Winthrop
