Essay about The History and Development of Dennisport

The original plan was to settle at Chesapeake Bay, but on July 22, 1587 the captain, Simao Fernandes, decided to

The Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean. After getting blown far off course, they sailed around Cape Cod and found a protected part of the coast. They settled in a place they named Plymouth. There they created the Plymouth Bay Colony. Many more Puritans followed. English colonists in 1630 established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The governor of the colony was John Winthrop. He declared that the new colony would be a “city upon a hill.” He hoped the colony would be a model of holy Christian life for the rest of the world. Salem and Boston became two of the largest Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements.

But what does all this have to do with the topic? So far all this information is just the discovering of America and who was here first and how they got here. In 1607, a group of London investors known as the Virginia Company sent a small convoy of vessels to Chesapeake Bay, where hundred men built a fort they named Jamestown in honor of King James I (Faragher, Buhle and Czitrom). Chesapeake Bay was already home to many Indians. This became the first English settlement in North America. Maybe this is the reason the topic is on this specific year.

The Massachusetts Bay colony was established in 1691 by William and Mary. This colony was very successful on the principal of economics. At first this colony was supported by the wealthy immigrants, which wasn’t needed soon enough

September 1630 puritans arrived in Shawmut Peninsula. Native Americans called it Trimoutaine until it was renamed Boston. John Winthrop preached 'a city upon a Hill'. Part of the 13 original colonies, that started up America. Most people that sailed to Boston did it for religious beliefs, that's why there are so many

James town was the first settlement in North America and was developed mainly to supply to the mother country with new goods. Being the first settlement James Town had challenges they had to overcome versus Massachusetts which was a town started by a religious group known as Puritans who had no obligation to England other than coming to North America to practice their religion freely.

There was no time in Boston that was most emphasized, than the 1850’s to 1900’s. In the city of Boston there were a lot of changes that had occurred between the second half of the 19th century, not only with the city but also with the people living in Boston. Boston has always been changing and in transition.

This was the very first settlement of the English people in the New World. It was the start of the first permanent colony.

“If any act symbolized the taming of the Northwest frontier, it was the driving of the final spike to complete the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.”1 The first railroad west of the Mississippi River was opened on December 23, 1852. Five miles long, the track ran from St. Louis to Cheltanham, Missouri. Twenty-five years prior, there were no railroads in the United States; twenty-five years later, railroads joined the east and west coasts from New York to San Francisco.2

Massachusetts Bay Colony-1625-1642, one of the original English settlements and was settled by about 1000 Puritan refugees to worship freely without persecution under the governor John

Situated just 35 miles south of Boston, this community is placed in the southeastern part of Massachusetts. The modern community is primarily residential. Many of the residents community using the MBTA Old Colony Train to get to Boston. In addition, the city has top schools and an active community. The primary industries in this seaside community are connected to fishing and cranberry growing.

The region was first occupied by squatters during the late 1830s and 1840s, and was largely settled by 1847. By 1850, several villages were established, there were good seasons and high wool prices .... 14

As years went on and the europeans began to be more self helping the indians died off and the first settlers drove them out. The transport they used was mainly boats of some sort until traveling rocketed into horse drawn wagons and eventually cars and train. This was the start of tourism in Sokoki Valley. The first train station in Brattleboro is called Union Station, it is on the southern end of Main St.

It became a big port in the 19th century. Rhode Island is nothing compared to what it is like today. Finally, Rhode Island stoke with the name for 378 years. These days you can find Rhode Island next to Massachusetts and Connecticut.

The island's access to surrounding gulf waters gives residents of Port Aranasas an easy way to catch some of the best seafood in America. Almost every weekend during the summer months is filled with fishing tournaments and seafood related events. For a deep-see excursion, residents can charter a boat or a captain. For a more land-based experience, fishing enthusiasts can take to the shores or the public piers.