A report on Massachusetts Bay Colony
English settlement on the east coast of America around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Plymouth Colony
20 linksEnglish colonial venture in America from 1620 to 1691 at a location that had previously been surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.
English colonial venture in America from 1620 to 1691 at a location that had previously been surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.
Plymouth played a central role in King Philip's War (1675–1678), one of several Indian Wars, but the colony was ultimately merged with the Massachusetts Bay Colony and other territories in 1691 to form the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Boston
19 linksCapital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country.
Capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country.
In 1629, the Massachusetts Bay Colony's first governor John Winthrop led the signing of the Cambridge Agreement, a key founding document of the city.
John Winthrop
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John Winthrop (January 12, 1587/88 – March 26, 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony.
New England
16 linksRegion comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Ten years later, more Puritans established Massachusetts Bay Colony north of Plymouth Colony.
Salem, Massachusetts
15 linksHistoric coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located in the North Shore region.
Historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located in the North Shore region.
It was not until 1686, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter was recalled by the King in the creation of the Dominion of New England that Wenepoykin's heirs pressed their claim to the land of Salem, for which they were paid twenty pounds.
Puritans
16 linksThe Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant.
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant.
Some Puritans left for New England, particularly from 1629 to 1640 (the Eleven Years' Tyranny under King Charles I), supporting the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and other settlements among the northern colonies.
Dominion of New England
12 linksAdministrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies (except for Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvania).
Administrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies (except for Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvania).
The Dominion encompassed a very large area from the Delaware River in the south to Penobscot Bay in the north, composed of the Province of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut Colony, Province of New York, and Province of New Jersey, plus a small portion of Maine.
Province of Massachusetts Bay
9 linksColony in British America which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States.
Colony in British America which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States.
The charter took effect on May 14, 1692, and included the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of Maine, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the direct successor.
King Philip's War
12 linksArmed conflict in 1675–1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies.
Armed conflict in 1675–1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies.
They pushed back the borders of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Rhode Island colonies, burning towns as they went, including Providence in March 1676.
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
11 linksOne of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
One of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
He was exiled under religious persecution from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; he and his fellow settlers agreed on an egalitarian constitution providing for majority rule "in civil things" with liberty of conscience on spiritual matters.