1602

Bartholomew Gosnold (1572 - 1607 ) the English explorer and colonizer explores coast

1603

Martin Pring 1580-1646 was given permission by Sir Walter Raleigh for a trading and exploration expedition discovers Cape Cod and explores the islands, rivers, and harbors of New England

1614

Captain John Smith (1580-1631) maps the coast and assumes leadership of the colony

1622

King James I of England grants the region between the Salem and Merrimac rivers, to John Mason (1600–1672, American colonial military commander) and Sir Ferdinando Gorges

1622

King James I grants the region between the Merrimac and Kennebec rivers to David Thomson

1629

John Mason receives a grant of land under the name of New Hampshire

1641

Massachusetts Colony gains control of New Hampshire

1679

England forms New Hampshire as a separate royal colony

1756

1756 - 1763: The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.

For additional facts and information about Colonial America refer to the New Hampshire Colony 

1775

1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washingtonled the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence

1776

July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence

1778

July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces

1783

September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain

1788

Statehood - The Date that New Hampshire was admitted to the Union - June 21, 1788. Constitution - New Hampshire was the 9th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - "All for our Country "

1861

1861 - 1865: The American Civil War.In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.

1865

The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy

1865

1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery

1865

The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy

1898

1898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.

New Hampshire Timeline

Origin of the name - Named after the English county of Hampshire where Captain John Mason (1586–1635) who received a grant for the land in 1629, was raised as a child.

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