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(Encyclopedia) CE5 MassachusettsMassachusettsmăsəch&oomacr;ˈsĭts, most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New York (W), Vermont and New Hampshire (N…Massachusetts Bay
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, with its arms (Boston, Cape Cod, and Plymouth bays), extends 65 mi (105 km) from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south…Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Information Capital: Boston Official Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Organized as a territory: March 1, 1629 Entered Union (rank): February 6, 1788 (6th state) Present…Massachusetts, University of
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts, University of, main campus at Amherst; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1863, opened 1867 as Massachusetts Agricultural College. It was called…Dummer, Jeremiah, c.1680–1739, colonial agent for Massachusetts and Connecticut
(Encyclopedia) Dummer, Jeremiah, c.1680–1739, colonial agent for Massachusetts and Connecticut, b. Boston; son of Jeremiah Dummer (1645–1718). He saw little opportunity for business in Boston and…Leverett, John
(Encyclopedia) Leverett, JohnLeverett, Johnlĕvˈərĭt [key], 1616–79, American colonial governor, b. Boston, England. He went to Boston, Mass., with his father in 1633, but went back (1644) to England…Brewer's: Massachusetts
was so named from the bay massa [great], wadehuash [mountain], et [near]. The bay-near-the-great-mountain. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Massacre of the…Massachusetts Map
Massachusetts Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics U.S. Map…Massachusetts Bay Company
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Bay Company, English chartered company that established the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England. Organized (1628) as the New England Company, it took over the…Trending
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