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An introduction to the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, from the difficulties faced by the Pilgrims to the role of Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

This book describes the two attempts by English colonists to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island at the end of the 16th century.

Covers the history of the colony's growth from the time early European explorers visited the new world until the colony's ratification of the U.S. constitution. Include: black-and-white photographs, maps and a graph within chapters, a time line, list of historical sites in the state, further reading list, and an index. Annotation. After James Edward Oglethorpe received a charter from King George II in 1732, he and other colonists established a settlement...

Describes the native peoples of the area, early explorers, European colonial settlements, the battles and events of the Revolutionary War, and the colony's role in the ratification of the Constitution.