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*'''1620-1691'''<nowiki>: The Plymouth Colony was established. It eventually spread over today's Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties.</nowiki> | *'''1620-1691'''<nowiki>: The Plymouth Colony was established. It eventually spread over today's Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties.</nowiki> | ||
*'''1621: ''' Peace Treaty between Wampanoag Indians and Pilgrams - | *'''1621: ''' Peace Treaty between Wampanoag Indians and Pilgrams - Strawberry hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts arranged by Squanto. | ||
*'''1630'''<nowiki>: Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded. It expanded to today's area of Essex, Middlesex, Old Norfolk (now part of New Hampshire), and Suffolk Counties.</nowiki> | *'''1630'''<nowiki>: Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded. It expanded to today's area of Essex, Middlesex, Old Norfolk (now part of New Hampshire), and Suffolk Counties.</nowiki> | ||
*'''1631:'''First public Thanksgiving - Massachusetts Bay Colony | *'''1631:'''First public Thanksgiving - Massachusetts Bay Colony | ||
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*'''1820'''<nowiki>:</nowiki>[[Maine|Maine]] was separated from Massachusetts. | *'''1820'''<nowiki>:</nowiki>[[Maine|Maine]] was separated from Massachusetts. | ||
*'''1830s-1840s'''<nowiki>: As the factory system developed, thousands of foreign laborers began moving to Massachusetts.</nowiki> | *'''1830s-1840s'''<nowiki>: As the factory system developed, thousands of foreign laborers began moving to Massachusetts.</nowiki> | ||
*'''1861-1865'''<nowiki>: During the</nowiki>[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War]] 146,000 men from Massachusetts served in the Union Army. | *'''1861-1865'''<nowiki>: During the</nowiki>[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War]] 146,000 men from Massachusetts served in the Union Army. | ||
== Historical Content == | == Historical Content == | ||