England eventually came to control the colonial outposts, but the staggering debt was so high that it nearly destroyed the English government.
This was the first time that England truly affected trade, livelihood and businesses in Boston and the colonies.ġ754-1763 The French and Indian War (the American theater of the Seven Years War) was a battle for colonial domination in North America, the Caribbean and India between England and France. Blackstone decided to leave Boston for present-day Cumberland, Rhode Island, saying, “I left England on account of the bishops, and I leave Boston on account of the brethren.”ġ713 The Old State House was built to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.ġ729 The Old South Meeting House was built to serve as a Puritan meeting house and would later become one of the most important meeting houses in Boston.ġ733 The Molasses Act levied a 6 pence tax per gallon of molasses, not only to increase revenue but also to interfere with the French in the Caribbean. For his generosity, the Puritans granted him 50 acres of his own land, which he sold back to them 4 years later. He welcomed the Puritans onto “his land,” sharing the location of the fresh water spring. The Puritans came upon the lone resident of the Shawmut Peninsula, Reverend William Blackstone – an Anglican Priest who had left England in 1623 on a quest to find peace and quiet. The Shawmut Peninsula became their eventual home, as the town of Boston was officially founded in September of 1630. They first landed in Salem in June of 1630, but continued down the coast in search of clean, fresh water. The Pilgrims created a new home for themselves, suffering through the cold New England winters, but eventually thriving and creating a strong community.Ī mere decade later another group of Puritan colonists, led by John Winthrop, arrived in North America. She was forced to turn around and finally dropped anchor off of present-day Provincetown, Massachusetts on November 21, 1620. Shallow shoals near Nantucket made it virtually impossible for the Mayflower to advance.
These settlers spotted land off of Cape Cod on November 9 and began to make way for their destination. On September 16, 1620, a group of Puritan Separatists (better known as “Pilgrims”) set sail from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower.
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