Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution on February 6, 1788, according to the Census Bureau. Originally, Maine was recognized as a part of the state of Massachusetts, until Maine was admitted to ...

One of the primary players in Salem’s early settlement and in the 1630 founding of Boston, Charlestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony was not a person at all, but a finely framed galleon-like ...

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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 state in 1788. However, the oldest town in ...

As one of the 13 original colonies, Massachusetts is filled with rich history. Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788, but its foundations and revolutionary history extend back much further.

Founded in the early 17th century, the Massachusetts Bay Colony had a predominately Puritan population who governed from the basis of their … read more Founded in the early 17th century ...

Ten years after the Pilgrims first settled near Plymouth Rock, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was officially founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by Gov. John Winthrop.