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Massachusetts History
Before the arrival of Europeans,
the area that is today the state of Massachusetts was inhabited
by various Algonquian-speaking Native American peoples including
the Massachusett, the Pennacook, the Wampanoag, the Nauset, the Nipmuc,
the Pocomtuc, the Mahican, the Narragansett and Mohegan. Sadly however,
all these peoples were soon decimated by smallpox when Europeans first
arrived in North America.
In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived from
England on the Mayflower, establishing a colony at Plymouth.
Like the Native Americans, the Pilgrims suffered from smallpox. They
were however helped by the Wampanoags, and celebrated their first
Thanksgiving with the Native Americans in 1621.
The English settlers were known to the Native Americans, as Yengeeze
(their pronunciation of "English"). This is the origin of the
word "Yankee".
In the following decades, the Pilgrims were followed by Puritans, who
established a colony at Boston, as well as
Anglicans and Quakers. However there were religious tensions, with
Quakerism banned, and four Quakers hanged on Boston Colony. The English colonies of
Connecticut and
Rhode Island were founded at
this time by dissenters fleeing the lack of religious tolerance in
the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
In the reign of King James II of England, who was an outspoken Catholic,
the Massachusetts Bay Colony's charter was annulled. A short-lived
Dominion of New England was formed, but the Royal Governor was overthrown
by the colonials. After James' overthrow,
the Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony (Boston)
were merged, and a new royal charter was granted in 1692.
1692 was also signalled the Salem witch trials.
The trials lasted until May 1693, and resulted in the deaths of 20 people
(14 women and 6 men), and the
imprisonment of more than 150.
Massachusetts was an important location in the run-up to, and during the
the American Revolution (1775 to 1783). Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John
Hancock all came from the state, and
Boston was the site of the Boston Massacre (1770) and the Boston Tea Party (1773).
Additionally, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, and the Battle of Bunker
Hill both took place within the state.
In the early 19th century, Massachusetts became a leader in industrialization.
Textiles mills were established in Boston, and the
United States' first commercial railroad, the Granite Railway, was established in
1826.
Immediately, following the American Revolution,
Massachusetts had been the first state to assert
that slavery was no longer permitted. In the first half of the
19th century, abolitionist sentiment and activity continued to grow within
the state. As a result, Massachusetts was one of the first states to
respond to President Lincoln's call for troops, and also was the first
state to recruit a black regiment, the 54th Massachustts Volunteer Infantry.
In the early years of the 20th century, Massachusetts had a strong
industrial economy, with Boston serving as the
the second most important port in the country. The economy however began
to falter during the 1920s, and the state was hit hard by the Great
Depression that began in
1929.
After World War II, and a difficult transition period, Massachusetts
gradually transitioned to a largely service and technology based economy.
The state is also an important educational center, containing many
nationally and internationally reknown colleges
and universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Harvard University.
By Richard D. Brown
University of Massachusetts Press Paperback (361 pages)
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By Leonard Bliss
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By Joyce Bailey Anderson & Alexandra Fiandaca
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By Alexander Keyssar
Cambridge University Press Released: 2008-08-21 Paperback (488 pages)
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By Steven R. Sullivan
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Massachusetts Quilts will present the group's findings. Essays by experts will lend context to catalogue-like entries on notable quilts. The quilts themselves will star, in over 200 illustrations, most of them rich in color.
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By Samuel Eliot Morison
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By Benjamin Woods Labaree
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By Roberta Wiener
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By Frederick C. Pierce
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