The first settlers in New Hampshire, during the 1620s and 1630s, were more interested in trading fur, salted fish and timber with England which they believed would help them become wealthy. The process of settlement in New Hampshire was a struggle as they fought over boundaries and land grants with Massachusetts. Land claims made by Massachusetts conflicted with those made by New Hampshire. These conflicts finally resulted in New Hampshire gaining more land in 1741, as they petitioned the King to settle the boundaries and land disputes between the two states.
During the early colonial years, the settlers within New Hampshire lived peacefully with the natives. Trade and friendly interaction took place between the two peoples but tensions began to grow when problems arose in Massachusetts. The natives fled to New Hampshire but from 1684, they were greeted with fortified garrisons to ward them off. Fighting broke out on the 7th June 1684 and many settlers were killed by the natives. This is also known as the Cocheco Massacre. From then on, friendly interactions between the settlers and the natives ceased to exist.
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