New Hampshire received its first royal charter and became a royal colony in 1680. In 1686, it became a part of the Dominion of New England, a short-lived attempt to combine all of the New England colonies. After King Phillip's War - a devastating war fought between the colonists and the English colonists - and a series of political upheavals in the colonial government, New Hampshire was issued a new royal charter in 1691, officially becoming a royal colony for a second time.
The New England colony that became a separate royal colony in 1680 was New Hampshire. Initially part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it was separated to establish its own governance, reflecting the growing desire for autonomy among the colonies. This change allowed for a more direct control by the crown, aligning it with other royal colonies in the region.
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New Hampshire was founded in 1623, but it became a separate royal colony in 1680. The key figure in its early establishment was John Mason, who received a land grant from the Council for New England. Mason's efforts to settle the area, alongside other early colonists, laid the groundwork for the colony's development. In 1680, it was officially recognized as a royal colony under the governance of King Charles II.
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King's Own Royal Regiment - Lancaster - was created in 1680.
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony (consisting mainly of Puritan Christians) celebrated Thanksgiving for the first time in 1630, and frequently thereafter until about 1680, when it became an annual festival in that colony; and Connecticut as early as 1639 and annually after 1647, except in 1675. The Dutch in New Netherland appointed a day for giving thanks in 1644 and occasionally thereafter.
Pudukkottai state was created in 1680.
The first capital of New Hampshire was Portsmouth, which served as the capital from 1636 until 1680. During this time, it was the center of government and political activity in the colony. In 1680, the capital was moved to Exeter, where it remained until 1784, when Concord was designated as the state capital.
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