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| Years | Image | Event | Description | Keywords |
| 1660 | Mashpee established as a Christian Indian town | Richard Bourne was the first missionary and pastor. | Indian, Mashpee | |
| 1685 | Simon Popmonit becomes minister at Mashpee | The first native-born pastor died in 1720. The Mashpee congregation refused to accept Joseph Bourne until he learned to preach in Wampanoag. | Mashpee, Indian | |
| 1760 | Reuben Cognehew carries Mashpee petition to London | Indian, Mashpee | ||
| 1829 | William Apes publishes "A Son of the Forest" | Indians, Mashpee | ||
| 1833 | Indian Declaration of Independence | Part of Mashpee Revolt led by "Blind Joe" Amos and William Apes | Indian, Mashpee, Apes | |
| 1869 | Massachusetts enfranchises Indians | This ended the "protected" status that originated in the colonial period. Communities like Mashpee were divided | Indian, franchise | |
| 2006 | Wampanoags receive preliminary recognition by Federal Government. | Mashpee |