Together with Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton, these early settlements became a royal province in 1679, existing under the ...

From the 1650s to 1776, parts of the Americas and coastal regions of West Africa were under British authority and connected ...

The National Guard is the oldest armed service in the United States and traces back to legislation approved on Dec. 13, 1636.

[7] Some colonies were very strict in their use of the death penalty, while others were less so. In Massachusetts Bay ... number of capital offenses from thirteen to two. Virginia and Kentucky ...

Anniversaries are a time to look back, to celebrate milestones and achievements; it is also a time to remember the misfortunes and hardships that some of the members of our society experienced leading ...

NO SCREENING in December for Winchelsea Film Night which usually meets on the third Saturday of the month. The next Film ...

Johnson and Acemoglu, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... and economic systems used by European empires in their colonies from the 16th century onwards and how they worked for ...

In Johnson's own county, at least 20 African men and women were free, and 13 owned their own homes ... on and become free competitors. In 1641, Massachusetts became the first colony to legally ...

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