New Hampshire was one of the original 13 colonies, first settled by English fishermen and farmers in the early 1600s. It played an important role in the American Revolution, becoming the first colony to establish its own constitution independent of British rule in 1776.
The Abenaki are a Native American people who lived in what is now northern New England and parts of Canada, including New Hampshire, Vermont, and Quebec. They were skilled hunters, farmers, and traders, and despite wars and displacement, many Abenaki communities and traditions remain strong today.
The New Hampshire Colony was founded in 1623, making it one of the earliest English settlements in North America. It developed a strong fishing, lumber, and trade economy, and in 1679 it became a royal colony under direct control of the English crown.
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was a conflict between the thirteen American colonies and Great Britain, resulting in the colonies gaining independence. It began with growing tensions over British taxation and governance and ended with the Treaty of Paris, which recognized the United States as a sovereign nation.
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states that seceded to form the Confederacy, primarily over the issues of slavery and states’ rights. It resulted in the preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery, but at the cost of over 600,000 lives.
