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Massachusetts Bay ColonyNew England Mona Hajijoo
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Basic Information✣ The location of the Colony✣ Three geographic areas ✣ The establishment of the Massachusetts Bay ✣ First exploratory in 1498✣ In 1620 the Mayflower ship transported 102
English Puritans✣
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Basic Information
✣ Origin of the Name✣ Massachusetts Nickname✣ Names meaning✣ Natural resources ✣ The social status of these people ✣ The Native American Indians of Massachusetts
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John Winthrop ✣ He was one of the leading figures in the founding of the Colony
✣ led the first large wave of immigrants from England in 1630✣ His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a
hill" dominated New England colonial development.
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Climate & Geology✣ Colonists in the New England colonies endured
bitterly cold winters and mild summers. ✣ According to the documents Black Death rates in
Massachusetts were twice as whites.✣ Race slavery was not feasible on a large scale✣ Cold winters reduced the spread of disease. ✣ Land was flat close to the coastline but became
hilly and mountainous farther inland. ✣ Soil was generally rocky, making farming difficult.
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Puritans
✣ Pilgrims came for religious freedom and purification ✣ They did not tolerate any other form of religion✣ The Puritans of Massachusetts rejected of those
Anglican ideas✣ Very strict rules✣ Town centered around the church✣ No celebrations of holidays/weddings✣ Heavy emphasis on reading the Bible, so education
was important✣ Religious freedom was virtually non-existent✣ Anyone who believed differently could be
persecuted
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Government✣ Colonial Massachusetts
became a Charter Colony✣ The charter established the
rules of government✣ John Haynes was elected as
the first Governor✣ The Governor of Colonial
Massachusetts held the executive power
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Interesting facts:
✣ Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield.
✣ Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan in Holyoke.
✣ The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) invented the first computer in Cambridge in 1928
✣ The first public school system was founded in Boston in 1635
✣ The first American lighthouse was built in the Boston Harbor in 1716
✣ Harvard University was founded in 1636
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Womens Situation in Massachussetts Bay Colony
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The male was the head of the house holdWomen did not have the vote and could not, in most cases,
hold property. Their opportunities were severely restricted.
Some practiced a trade, such as blacksmithing or printing, but almost none made a name in business.
Women were in great demand, not only as companions or to satisfy sexual appetites, but as partners in the enterprise of
settlement.
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Sources✣
The History of Massachusetts, Volume I; Thomas Hutchinson; 1764The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company; Barbara A. Moe; 2003Disguised as the Devil: A History of Lyme Disease and Witch Accusations; M. M. Drymon; 2008Politics and Religion in the United States; Michael Corbett, Julia Corbett-Hemeyer, J. Matthew WilsonMassachusetts: Mapping the Bay State Through History : Rare and Unusual Maps; Vincent Virga, Dan Spinella; 2011Building the Bay Colony: Local Economy and Culture in Early Massachusetts; James E. McWilliams; 2007Encyclopedia Britannica: Massachusetts Bay Colony: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/368431/Massachusetts-Bay-ColonyCitizen Information Service: Historical Sketch: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf2.htm