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Massachusetts
Massachusetts , most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New York (W), Vermont and New Hampshire (N), the Atlantic Ocean (E), and Rhode Island and Connecticut (S). Facts and Figures Area, 8,257 sq mi (21,386 sq km). Pop. (2000) 6,349,097, a 5.5... Read more
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts main campus at Amherst; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1863, opened 1867 as Massachusetts Agricultural College. It was called Massachusetts State College from 1931 to 1947. The university's W. E. B. DuBois Library houses the scholar's papers and... Read more
Massachusetts Bay Company
Massachusetts Bay Company English chartered company that established the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England. Organized (1628) as the New England Company, it took over the Dorchester Company, which had established a short-lived fishing colony on Cape Ann in 1623. The group obtained (1628) from ... Read more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, economics, and finance. Among its faciliti... Read more
Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley 1576-1653, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. England. As a young man he served as a clerk and later as steward to the earl of Lincoln. In 1630 he emigrated to America as deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony and spent the remainder of his life in one public office or an... Read more
John Haynes
John Haynes c.1594-1654, colonial governor of Massachusetts and then of Connecticut. He emigrated (1633) from England to Massachusetts and as governor (1635) banished Roger Williams, an act he later regretted. Haynes moved (1637) to Hartford, Conn., and became (1639) the first governor of Connectic... Read more
Simon Bradstreet
Simon Bradstreet 1603-97, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. Lincolnshire, England. He emigrated to New England in 1630 and was assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company for 49 years (1630-79) and for part of that time served as secretary (1630-36). In 1634, Bradstreet was sent with four other... Read more
William Smith Clark
William Smith Clark 1826-86, American educator, b. Ashfield, Mass., grad. Amherst, 1848, and studied chemistry and botany at Göttingen (Ph.D., 1852). He taught at Amherst until the Civil War, fought in many battles, and emerged from the struggle a brigadier general. He was elected to the Massa... Read more
Sir Christopher Gardiner
Sir Christopher Gardiner fl. 1630-32, figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay colony. When the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630, they found that Gardiner had preceded them. Although he was living with a woman who was not his wife, the colonists left him alone until it was ... Read more
Lemuel Shaw
Lemuel Shaw 1781-1861, American jurist, b. Barnstable, Mass. After a career in the Massachusetts state legislature, Shaw served as chief justice for the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts (1830-60). In Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), Shaw provided an important precedent in labor relations by ... Read more

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Massachusetts
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Derived from the name of the Massachusett Native American tribe that lived on Massachusetts Bay; the name is thought to mean "at or about the Great...
Massachusetts Bay Company
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Massachusetts Bay Company English chartered company that established the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England. Organized (1628...charter as the "Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England." Almost immediately...
Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTION OF 1780 In 1630, John Winthrop and his associates in the Massachusetts Bay Company established the Great and General Court of Massachusetts to provide a form of local government for the Puritans who had settled the Boston...
The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts, enacted in 1648, served as the basis for...due process of law. The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts To Our Beloved Brethren and Neighbours the Inhabitants...
University of Massachusetts
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition University of Massachusetts main campus at Amherst; land-grant and state...coeducational; chartered 1863, opened 1867 as Massachusetts Agricultural College. It was called Massachusetts State College from 1931 to 1947. The university...
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney, 442 U.S. 256...issue in Feeney was whether a Massachusetts statute granting an absolute...98 percent of the veterans in Massachusetts were male, that the veterans...
Massachusetts to Virginia
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Massachusetts to Virginia, poem by Whittier read at the Essex County Convention...lines it addresses the Southern state, in the name of the aroused Massachusetts counties, recalling the common struggle for liberty in the Revolution...
Massachusetts Centinel and the Republican Journal
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Massachusetts Centinel and the Republican Journal (1784–1840),Boston...1790 the name was changed to The Columbian Centinel, and in 1840 to Massachusetts Centinel and the Federalist Journal when the paper was merged with...
Massachusetts v. Mellon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Massachusetts v. Mellon, 262 U.S. 447 (1923), argued 3 and 4 May 1923...prevention programs, but there had been no constitutional challenge until Massachusetts attacked the Maternity Act in an original suit, charging that the...
Massachusetts Trust
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MASSACHUSETTS TRUST A business arrangement that is used in place of a corporation...property for the advantage of beneficiaries for investment purposes. A Massachusetts trust is another name for a common-law trust or a business trust...

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Massachusetts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS. One of the oldest settlements in British North America, Massachusetts was the site of the outbreak of the American Revolution (1775 – 1783), and later the state most closely associated with the movements...
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. Established under the aegis of the New England Company, Massachusetts Bay Colony was first established by a group of Puritan merchants in 1630. The merchants had obtained their initial charter...
Massachusetts Government Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNMENT ACT MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNMENT ACT of 20 May 1767 was one of the Coercive Acts...sovereignty codified by the Declaratory Act of 1767. The Massachusetts Government Act effectively ended nearly a century and a half...
Massachusetts School Law (April 14, 1642)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL LAW (April 14, 1642) English Puritans founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1630 upon the belief that they...authorities. In 1642, the General Court of Massachusetts assumed the responsibility of overseeing...
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS BODY OF LIBERTIES MASSACHUSETTS BODY OF LIBERTIES. To curb the power of the magistrates, deputies in the Massachusetts General Court agitated for a code of laws. In November 1639 a committee adopted a code presented by Nathaniel...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) was founded in the late...History and associated organizations proposed that the Massachusetts legislature charter "a society of Arts and a School of...
Massachusetts Ballot
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT. Before 20 July 1629, all voting in New England was...pastor. By 1634 the ballot was used in electing the governor of massachusetts. In 1645 Dorchester ordered that all "elections be by papers...
Massachusetts Circular Letter
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS CIRCULAR LETTER MASSACHUSETTS CIRCULAR LETTER was written by Samuel Adams in 1768 as a...they imported from England. In 1768, the legislature of massachusetts approved Adams's letter for circulation to all the other...
Massachusetts Circular Letter (11 February 1768, by Samuel Adams)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MASSACHUSETTS CIRCULAR LETTER (11 February 1768...III himself, Samuel Adams and the Massachusetts legislature drafted the socalled Circular...July 1768, Parliament dissolved the Massachusetts Legislature. Laura M. Miller , Vanderbilt...
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF MASSACHUSETTS V. FEENEY PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF MASSACHUSETTS V. FEENEY, 442 U.S. 256 (1979), a Supreme Court case that considered whether a Massachusetts law giving veterans a lifetime preference...

Thesaurus entries related to "Massachusetts"

clergyman
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus clergyman , clergywoman • noun   a conference of Massachusetts clergyman synonyms : cleric, churchman, churchwoman, man/woman of the cloth, man/woman of God, ecclesiastic; priest...
girlfriend
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus girlfriend • noun  Danny's new girlfriend is from Massachusetts synonyms : sweetheart, lover, partner, significant other, main squeeze, girl, woman; fiancée; informal steady...

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Massachusetts Bankers Association Responds to FBI Announcement.
Business Wire; 5/29/2002; 700+ words ; ...local police. In response, the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) said it has complete confidence in the Massachusetts State Police and local law enforcement...committing isolated thefts. In Massachusetts, the vast majority of bank robbers...
Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci Joins Technology Business Leaders to Launch the .commonwealth Campaign.
Business Wire; 10/20/1999; 700+ words ; ...Oct. 20, 1999 -- Highlights Massachusetts as Center of Technology Leadership...leaders, Governor Paul Cellucci and four Massachusetts trade associations today announced...and marketing campaign highlighting Massachusetts' leading role in the new information...
Massachusetts Confronts Issue of Keeping Internet Start-Ups in State.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/15/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Venture capital money is pouring in to Massachusetts Internet-oriented companies and their...calls the "innovation economy," the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative indicates...finding enough well-trained workers. Massachusetts e-commerce companies that make software...
23 Massachusetts Retailers Join Forces to Support 9/11 Families; More Than 900 Stores Participate in Fundraiser for The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund June 30 - July 6.
PR Newswire; 6/28/2002; 700+ words ; ...patriotic holiday, 23 retailers in Massachusetts are joining forces to support local...July 6, more than 900 stores across Massachusetts will sell paper American "flags...proceeds going to the more than 175 Massachusetts families who had a loved one killed...
Massachusetts Bay Trading Co. Teams Up with Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities to Fund Mass Moments.
Business Wire; 2/22/2005; 662 words ; ...to Donate 5% of March Sales Massachusetts Bay Trading Company (www...the web store featuring Massachusetts-made products, will donate...portion of its March sales to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities...
MASSACHUSETTS MAYORS, NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT TO SEND VERIZON, AT&T 'WAKE UP' CALL ON SPYING
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 11/16/2006; 700+ words ; ...following news release: Mayors from four Massachusetts communities joined forces with noted...Bamford today for a press briefing at the Massachusetts Statehouse today to urge state officials...T in illegal government spying on Massachusetts residents. Bamford, an award-winning...
Massachusetts gays swap marriage vows
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/18/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...pronounced "partners for life" Monday as Massachusetts became the first state to let same...marriage license. It's unlikely the Massachusetts marriages will have much, if any...Utah couples will make the trek to Massachusetts to get married. Apart from the cost...
EPA, MASSACHUSETTS AQUATIC HABITAT RESTORATION PARTNERS CELEBRATE AMERICAN WETLANDS MONTH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...news release: EPA, along with senior Massachusetts environmental officials and other partners...aquatic habitat restoration throughout Massachusetts. Even as existing laws and programs...habitats. Over one-third of all Massachusetts wetlands have been lost to historic...
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL COAKLEY FILES CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO FEDERAL DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/11/2009; 700+ words ; BOSTON, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Attorney General issued the following...unfairly excludes more than 16,000 Massachusetts married same-sex couples and...a valid reason for requiring Massachusetts to treat married same-sex couples...
Massachusetts Students Earn High Marks Massachusetts Educates Its Workforce for Today's High-Tech Careers.
Business Wire; 1/15/2002; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2002 Massachusetts's K-12 education system and postsecondary...CyberEducation 2002 report found that Massachusetts ranked second in the 2000 science National...math, reading, and writing NAEP. Massachusetts was the only state to rank in the top...