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John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges established the colony of New Hampshire in the early 17th century. They were granted a charter in 1622, which allowed them to settle and govern the region. The colony was part of efforts to expand English influence in North America and eventually became one of the original thirteen colonies.

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Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason founded which colony?

Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason were both out to establish colonies and whatnot, as was the fad of the time. Gorges ended up splitting land with Mason...Gorges obtained Maine and Mason established New Hampshire.


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Captain John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges


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fernando gorges and john mason


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John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges were English colonizers and adventurers in the early 17th century. Mason was granted land in New England, leading to the establishment of the Province of New Hampshire, while Gorges played a significant role in the founding of the Province of Maine. Both were pivotal figures in early colonial ventures, seeking to expand English influence in North America. Their efforts laid the groundwork for later settlements and developments in the region.


In 1622 Blank and Captain John Mason received a grant of land in northern New England in present day New Hampshire and Maine?

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Who else besides John Manson controlled the lands of New Hampshire and Maine?

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Who are Gorges and Mason?

They were the two people from Europe who first settled the colony New Hampshire, I think... or they led colonists there first.


What did John Mason find in 1622?

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Who did King Charles grant a huge tract of land north of the Chesapeake Bay to?

My sources say it was to Sir Fernando Gorges and John Mason. In 1629, Mason took the land between the Piscataqua and Merrimack Rivers, and named it New Hampshire; Gorges took the Northern part and named it Maine. *George Calvert


In 1622 Captain John Mason and who received a grant of land in northern New England in present-day New Hampshire and Maine?

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a coloney is an area that is controled by or belongs to another country usually far away


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