No one is really sure but all they can answer is a "local native American"
an Indian tribe from Massachusetts that had been exterminated by the Puritans
Massachusetts
The Indian chief in Massachusetts was Thomas Whalen. The tribes in colonial Massachusetts were the Wampanoag, Mohegan, and Mohican tribes.
The primary purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act was to promote Indian assimilation. The act was created by a Senator from Massachusetts named Henry Laurens Dawes.
Named after the Puitans for religion freedom
Plymouth Massachusetts was so named because it was the port from which the Pilgrims departed England. They felt it was a fair city to be from, so they named their colony that.
Thomas Whalen
the puritans
Massachusetts was named after a Massachusetts Tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill". Your Welcome , Alessandra
Bay State
There were many Native American Tribes in the land that became Massachusetts. They included:AgawamNipmuckWampanoagMassachusettNarragansettNashawayNaumkeagNausetPaometPatuxetPennacookPocomtucPomkapoagSucconet
England River: Norfolk Massachusetts town: Norfolk :)