Native American longhouses were large homes designed for multiple families. They were especially popular among the tribes who lived in the northern United States, although many tribes used longhouses, partly as protection against the elements, and partly as a way to bind several families together into a tribe.uropeans who came to the US wrote about Native American longhouses in their diaries and letters. They often described at length how these longhouses looked and how they were built. The Native American oral tradition also gives much information about longhouses. Many longhouses were excavated and are somewhat intact.
New Hampshire was the 9th state in the USA; it became a state on June 21, 1788. New Hampshire Colony. Year Founded: 1623 Founded By: John Mason Motivation for Founding: New Hampshire was a planned colony. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason who lived in Hampshire County, England. He sent settlers to the new territory to create a fishing colony.
Year Connecticut Colony Founded: c. 1635/1636; Colonists were moving into and starting towns in future Connecticut in 1635 but the main towns did not join together to form the Connecticut colony until 1636. Founded By: Thomas Hooker and a group of Massachusetts colonists. Motivation for Founding: Individuals from the Massachusetts colony moved to what would become Connecticut because they were looking for more freedom and financial opportunities. Significant Events: 1  Pequot War - 1636-1637 - This 'war' was fought between the settlers in Connecticut and the Pequot Indians.