May 19 in American History
Four Puritan colonies joined together in a loose confederation for mutual defense — one of the earliest attempts at union among the American colonies. It was weak and short-lived, but it planted an idea: that separate colonies might be stronger acting together. A distant ancestor of the union to come more than a century later.
In 1643: the New England Confederation is formed. Four Puritan colonies joined together in a loose confederation for mutual defense — one of the earliest attempts at union among the American colonies.
Four Puritan colonies joined together in a loose confederation for mutual defense — one of the earliest attempts at union among the American colonies. It was weak and short-lived, but it planted an idea: that separate colonies might be stronger acting together. A distant ancestor of the union to come more than a century later.
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