Massachusetts Bay Colony feared that Wampanoag chief Metacom ... to be one of the bloodiest per capita in all of American history. By September 1676, thousands of Native Americans had been ...

Here's what to know about the history of Massachusetts as the ... the Pilgrims first settled near Plymouth Rock, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was officially founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan ...

When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630 ... they destroyed Boston Light with explosives. More MA history:The oldest town in MA is older than the country.

In 1690, the first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts Bay Colony to finance a military expedition to Canada.

Massachusetts is filled with rich history. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop, and Massachusetts officially became a ...

according to the History of Massachusetts Blog. Others pinpoint 1637 as the true origin of Thanksgiving, since the Massachusetts Bay Colony's governor, John Winthrop, declared a day to celebrate ...

I’m Bob Seay and this is a Radio Readers BookByte from High Plains Public Radio. I’ve been reading Sarah Vowell’s book, The ...

Raylene Hinz-Penner here, a Liberal, Kansas native, retired English professor now living in Newton, with a glimpse into Wordy ...

Although individuals played a large part in the events of 1775, the demographics, history ... the colony retained its Puritan roots. Puritan beliefs led people in Massachusetts to establish ...