Massachusetts History Timeline
 

Massachusetts History Timeline

Massachusetts History Timeline
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The sixth of the original 13 colonies
John Winthrop, the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving
The Salem Witchcraft trials
Statehood: Massachusetts was admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788 - 6th State to be admitted to the Union
State Motto:" By the sword we seek Peace, but Peace only under Liberty"
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The Native Indians of Massachusetts included the The Native Indians of Massachusetts were the Mohican, Nauset and the Massachuset

  1498Italian explorer John Cabot ( Giovanni Caboto ) explores the coast for the English 
     
  1602Bartholomew Gosnold (1572 - 1607 ) the English explorer and colonizer explores coast  
     
  1604Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) French explorer and navigator maps the coast  
     
  1606King James I grants charter to Plymouth Company (also called Virginia Company of Plymouth, organized 1606 by King James I of England to establish colonies in America 
     
  1607Jamestown established - the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the New World 
     
  1614Captain John Smith (1580-1631) maps the coast 
     
  1620The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England and after a journey of sixty-six days anchors in Plymouth harbor, and the Pilgrims established a settlement
John Winthrop, English Puritan leader (1587-1649), arrives in Massachusetts with 1,000 settlers  
 
     
  1621The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth 
     
  1626John Endecott (1588-1665) Puritan colonial leader known for his intolerance of religious dissenters founds the Puritan colony at Naumkeag (later Salem) with Roger Conant (1592-1679) 
     
  1629Massachusetts Bay Company chartered 
     
  16751675 - 1677: King Philip's War so named after Metacomet of the Wampanoag tribe, who was called Philip by the English. The war was bloody and bitterly fought by the colonists against the Native Indians. During King Philip's War, up to one third of America's white population was wiped out. This war proved to be the final struggle by the Native Americans of Massachusetts 
     
  1692The Salem Witchcraft trials last for three months from June to September 
     
  17561756 - 1763: The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. 
     
  17631763 - 1767 Legal battles were settled by a survey -- which resulted in the Mason-Dixon line, surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, establishing Maryland's northern boundary 
     
   For additional facts and information about Colonial America refer to the Massachusetts Colony 
     
  17751775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washington led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence) 
     
  1776July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence 
     
  1778July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces 
     
  1783September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain 
     
  1788Statehood - The Date that Massachusetts was admitted to the Union - February 6, 1788. Constitution - Massachusetts was the 6th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem " the State Motto is translated as " By the sword we seek Peace, but Peace only under Liberty " 
     
  18121812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence 
     
  18611861 - 1865: The American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War. 
     
  1865The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 
     
  18651865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery 
     
  18981898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines. 
     
Massachusetts History Timeline

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