All posts tagged "Massachusett"
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13.3KMassachusettsMyles Standish and the Lost Colony of Massachusetts
In March 1623, leaders of the struggling Plymouth Plantation dispatched their paid military leader Myles Standish to a coastal settlement 25 miles...
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13.7KCrime and ScandalWhen John Alden Went to Jail for Murder
Most school children know the story of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, but few know he went to jail for murder. He...
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15.0K4ConnecticutThe Praying Indians of the American Revolution
More than a century after the Puritans converted praying Indians and organized them into towns, they fought on the American side during...
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