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New Hampshire
1788

Exploration of New Hampshire began in earnest soon after 1600, with both French and English expeditions visiting the area. In 1622, the Council for New England granted two men, John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges, a large tract of landing covering present-day Maine as well as New Hampshire. The land was divided between them, with Mason getting the western section. He named it New Hampshire, after the county in England where he was born.

In 1641, New Hampshire was made part of Massachusetts, but King Charles II restored the colony's independence in 1680. Roger's Rangers gained fame defending New Hampshire during the French and Indian Wars. In 1774, a band of New Hampshire citizens seized military supplies from a British fort, marking one of the first armed actions by colonists. Although many New Hampshirites fought for independence, New Hampshire did not experience any actual conflict on its soil. Following the war, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution in 1788.

New Hampshire was solidly behind the Union cause during the Civil War. The war brought increased activity at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where ships were built to 1451:blockade] the Confederacy. Following the war, manufacturing grew. Many French-Canadians and European immigrants arrived to fill the factory jobs while farmers went out west to claim better land to grow their crops.

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