On December 13, 1769, the Royal Governor of New Hampshire donated land for the establishment of a college “for the education and instruction of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land…” Reverend Eleazar Wheelock founded Dartmouth.

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Check out Kids in America: 500 Years of Change [2], a special Connect for Kids presentation of historical events affecting the lives of children in the United States.