Which group of English settlers founded the original colonial settlement in New Bedford?
Pilgrims
Puritans
Quakers
Dutch
Answer
The original colonial settlement that would later become New Bedford was founded by English Quakers in the late 17th century. They purchased the land from the Wampanoag Native American people in 1652 and established a community that would grow into the city we know today.
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