History of the New Hampshire<span> Colony. </span>New Hampshire<span> was </span>founded<span> in 1622 when John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges were given a land grant by the Council for </span>New<span> England. Only three years after the Pilgrim's landed at Plymouth, the first settlers arrived near present-day Portsmouth in 1623.</span>
The House ________ Committee reviews most bills coming from other committees before they go on to the full House, thus performing a traffic cop function.