Colonial America
Colonial Events in Massachusetts
33 events - 1492 to early statehood
1607
Plymouth Company Coastal Charter Granted
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1620
Pilgrims Establish Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1622
Province of Maine Patent Granted to Gorges
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1628
Massachusetts Bay Company Patent Granted
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1636
Massachusetts Bay conquers Block Island
Massachusetts · Battle · Colonial Period
1636
Springfield settled by William Pynchon
Massachusetts · Settlement · Colonial Period
1640
Agawam Plantation annexes to Massachusetts government
Massachusetts · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
Royal commission denies Massachusetts claims west of Narragansett Bay
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1684
Massachusetts Bay Charter Canceled
Massachusetts · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1691
1691 Charter unifies Massachusetts Bay with Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1691
Province of Massachusetts Bay Formed
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1713
Joint commission awards Connecticut River towns to Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1746
King George II affirms Rhode Island border settlement
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1749
Connecticut legislature accepts border towns from Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War Engages Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Conflict · Colonial Period
1755
New England Earthquake of 1755
Massachusetts · Other · Colonial Period
1770
Boston Massacre
Massachusetts · Battle · Colonial Period
1773
Massachusetts western boundary settled with New York
Massachusetts · Treaty · Colonial Period
1773
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts · Other · Colonial Period
1774
Intolerable Acts Passed Against Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1775
British Parliament Declares Massachusetts in Rebellion
Massachusetts · Other · Revolutionary Era
1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
Massachusetts · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1775
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Massachusetts · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
United States Declaration of Independence Adopted
Massachusetts · Other · Revolutionary Era
1776
Siege of Boston and British Evacuation
Massachusetts · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Arsenal at Springfield Founded
Massachusetts · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1779
Penobscot Expedition Disaster
Massachusetts · Expedition · Revolutionary Era
1780
Massachusetts State Constitution Ratified
Massachusetts · Legislation · Early Republic
1786
Shays's Rebellion
Massachusetts · Other · Early Republic
1786
Treaty of Hartford cedes western lands to New York
Massachusetts · Treaty · Early Republic
1788
Massachusetts Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Massachusetts · Legislation · Early Republic
1820
Maine Separated from Massachusetts, Enters Union
Massachusetts · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
Maine separated from Massachusetts and admitted to Union
Massachusetts · Admission To Union · Early Republic
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