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5 dni temu · The successful outcome of the American Revolution did much to further broaden the franchise in Massachusetts and establish a more democratic form of government, embodied in the constitution of 1780.
World War II precipitated great changes in the economy of Massachusetts, which led to changes in society. The aftermath of WWII created a global economy that was focused upon the interests of the United States, both militarily and in relation to business.
1 dzień temu · Economic hardship and a desire to establish an identity free of Dutch influence prompted them to seek out America. The Pilgrims were never granted a royal charter; their government was based on the Mayflower Compact , a document signed by 41 male passengers on the Mayflower five weeks before their arrival in the New World.
15 paź 2024 · Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley.
10 paź 2017 · The economic prosperity of maritime commerce caused both internal conflict among Massachusetts colonists and external conflict with the mother country, Britain. Within Massachusetts, social class stratification emerged rapidly.
In Massachusetts this era of adaptation to independence was marked by serious economic difficulties, an agrarian uprising, a deep concern for the success of the American experiment in republican government in a world of hostile monarchies, and by an outburst of institutional creativity.
28 gru 2016 · The industrial revolution completely transformed Massachusetts in the 19th century. It changed the economy, society, transportation, health and medicine and led to many inventions and firsts in Massachusetts history.
