In fact, it was Kerry's ancestor, John Winthrop, who founded Massachusetts and coined the political ideal of a "shining city upon a hill" -- a vision that then became associated with the Kennedys and Camelot.
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Early White explorers encountered Algonquian Indians in the region of Massachusetts. The first Europeans to reach the area were probably Vikings. There is evidence that French and Spanish fishermen many have fished the coast of New England ...
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Colonial America question: Who founded Massachusetts? Early White explorers encountered Algonquian Indians in the region of Massachusetts. The first Europeans to reach the area were probably Vikings. ... 'who founded massachusetts? Who dicovered massachusetts? Who founded of massachusetts? How as Massachusetts founded?
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Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (/ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɨts/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to ...
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"Situational Ethnicity for the 21st Century"; Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar; Rosalyn Negron Goldbarg, University of Massachusetts-Boston; 5:15pm, Thursday, 28 January 2010...
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Not long after the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth (1628) the Puritans came to Massachusetts and settled Naumkeag (later called Salem). John Winthrop, carrying the Massachusetts Bay Charter, arrived in 1630 and founded Boston.
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Massachusetts was founded in 1620. John carver, William Brad Ford, and john Winthrop founded it. It was founded for religious freedom. It is in the New England region. Some towns in Massachusetts are Boston, Plymouth, cape cod, and Springfield.
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Although Massachusetts was first inhabited by Native Americans and later discovered by explorers such as Samuel de Champlain and John Smith, the group credited the most with its founding are the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims were a read more
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