4 Oct 1629: Massachusetts Bay Colony chartered King Charles I granted a royal charter to the Massachusetts Bay Company, leading to a large Puritan migration to the New World.
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1630
1 Sep 1630: Founding of Boston Puritan colonists led by John Winthrop founded the city of Boston, which became the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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1636
18 Sep 1636: Harvard College founded The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony established Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the United States.
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1639
14 Jan 1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The settlements of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield adopted the "Fundamental Orders," considered to be the first written constitution in America.
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1643
25 Sep 1643: New England Confederation formed The colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven formed a military alliance for mutual defense against Native Americans.
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1652
30 May 1652: Rhode Island outlawed slavery Rhode Island passed a law prohibiting slavery, though it was largely ignored and later repealed.
