The Dominion was overthrown after King James II left the throne in and the original puritans leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were reinstated.
After the America Revolution began, the colonists no longer saw the area as a British colony and instead began to adopt the name Massachusetts for its official title, although it took some time to figure out exactly what the title was. According to the Citizen Information Service website, when the first draft of the Massachusetts Constitution was written, it referred to the area as the State of Massachusetts Bay.
In the second draft of this state constitution, it referred to the area as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Seal of Massachusetts, adopted December 13, Massachusetts became an official state on February 6, Due to its nickname, people who live in Massachusetts are called Bay Staters.
A Description of New England. But Massachusetts may be most historically significant for the role its people played in the Revolutionary War. Three years later, colonists disguised as Native Americans threw cases of tea into Boston Harbor to protest high taxes from England. The event is now known as the Boston Tea Party. The movement of the British troops prompted silversmith Paul Revere to make his famous midnight ride to warn the colonists. Five years after the war ended, Massachusetts became the sixth U.
The center of the state has streams and plains with gentle hills. Toward the west, the land rises into mountains. In the far west are the Taconic Mountains. Mammals such as black bears, bobcats , eastern coyotes , moose, and white-tailed deer roam around Massachusetts. Massachusetts is also filled with wildflowers such as New England asters, blue violets, wild bleeding hearts, black-eyed Susans, and oxeye daisies.
Local farmers grow about 25 percent of the cranberries in the United States! Anthony, and Dr. By the end the English and their native allies killed several thousand Native Americans across southern New England. From this point on the colonists held nearly undisputed control of the region.
In , the town of Salem was caught up in a hysteria about witchcraft, resulting in the infamous executions of 24 women accused of being witches. This was one of several incidents of religious persecution; disputes over religion led to the persecution of Anne Hutchinson and the founding of the Rhode Island.
By the s, Massachusetts was a hubof commerce and industry in thecolonies. Boston had become the seat ofleading and radical intellectuals. Bostonians were some of the most ardent supporters of independence. Massachusetts native and President of the Continental Congress John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
In the Springfield Armory was founded to store the Americans' guns. The Springfield Armory played a majorrole in developing modern industry, and manufactured some of the most famous American guns in history like the M, M1 Garand, and the M After the Revolution, the issue of slavery took center stage.
Much of New England was deeply opposed to slavery religiously and philosophically. And, unlike in the plantation South, Northerneconomies didn't profit from slaveholding in the same way.
This economic divide deepened with the Industrial Revolution. Lowell, Massachusetts was the firstindustrial town, paving the way forNorthern industry. Massachusetts was one of the earliest states to abolish slavery, and a centerof the abolitionist movement. Massachusettsflouted pro-slavery laws like the Fugitive Slave Act of , and voted overwhelmingly for abolitionists.
When the South seceded over the election of Abraham Lincoln in , Massachusetts heavily supported the war effort. Around the same time, Massachusetts became a destination for immigrants from Europe. The largest andmost famous immigrant group in Massachusetts is the Irish community. Boston Irish culture is fairly distinct from the culture of Ireland, however.
Before and after the Civil War, Massachusetts was famous for its writers, educators, and public thinkers. The Boston Public Library was arguably the first major public library in the U. In the s, Bostonexploded with new colleges, museums, concert halls, and theaters, and the city and state developed a national reputation for the arts.
Massachusetts continued to play an important role in the arts and sciences through the s. The 20th century saw huge growth inMassachusetts's high technology sectors. Greater Boston especially along Route in Massachusetts was second to Silicon Valleyin terms of tech investments. Kennedy Library and Museum. Massachusetts is the site of many important episodes in U. It was a focal point of the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the abolitionist movement, and the development of American arts and media.
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