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.
New Hampshire Facts and Trivia. Of the thirteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from Mother England -- a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The highest wind speed recorded at ground level is at Mt. Washington, on April 12, 1934.