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Plymouth Company
King James I grants charter to Plymouth Company -
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The Colony Of Massechusetts
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Jamestown established
Jamestown established the first permanent English speaking settlement in the New World -
John Smith
Captain John Smith maps the coast -
Plymouth England
The Mayflower sails from Plymouth England and after a journey of sixty-six days anchors in Plymouth harbor and the Pilgrims established a settlement -
First Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth -
Colonial Leader
John Endecott Puritan colonial leader known for his intolerance of religious dissenters founds the Puritan colony at Naumkeag (later Salem) with Roger Conant -
Bay comp.
Massachusetts Bay Company chartered -
King Philip
King Philip's War so named after Metacomet of the Wampanoag tribe, who was called Philip by the English -
Salem
The Salem Witchcraft trials last for three months from June to September -
War
The Seven Years War due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain -
American Revolution
The American Revolution creates the United States of America -
independence
Massachusetts gained independence over the british. -
Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence -
American revolutionary
France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces -
Defeated Great Britain
The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain -
Admitted to the Union
The Date that Massachusetts was admitted to the Union February 6, 1788 -
America's Independence
The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence -
Civil War
In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War -
April 9 1865 signalled
The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy -
Abolishing slavery
The Abolishment of Slavery.Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery
