All posts tagged "Massachusetts General Court"
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2.5KMassachusettsGeorge Scigliano Frees Italian Debt Slaves
George Scigliano won the reverence of Boston’s North End for vanquishing the money lenders, criminals and labor bosses who preyed on poor...
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4.1KBusiness and LaborNative-American Slavery in New England
Native-American slavery began almost as soon as English colonists arrived in Plymouth, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay. The earliest records date...
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8.3KCrime and ScandalWhen John Alden Went to Jail for Murder
Most school children know the story of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, but few know that he went to jail for murder....
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6.7KMaineRichard Cutts (Unintentionally) Avenges the War of 1812
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
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15.6K1New HampshireHow the Londonderry Scots-Irish Saved New Hampshire from Massachusetts
The Londonderry Scots-Irish prevented New Hampshire from a Massachusetts takeover by multiplying along the border and fighting the town across it. Massachusetts...
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8.5K1MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Abolished the State Police
In 1875, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolished the state police department. It was only 10 years old, the first state police force...
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