How the first Pilgrims and the Puritans differed in their views on religion and respect for Native Americans
Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for ...
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American Colonists Minted This Humble Silver Coin in 1652. It Just Sold for $2.52 Million
Settlers in Massachusetts needed cash, but England wouldn't send any. So, they created their own mint in Boston and began ...
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History and Mission
The origins of Harvard Divinity School and of the study of theology at Harvard can be traced back to the very beginning of Harvard College, when an initial fund of 400 pounds from the General Court of ...
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Which president died on July 4th? There was more than one.
Adams was born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1735. He studied at Harvard ... where he penned elaborate letters to his fellow Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, who would follow him as president.