MASSACHUSETTS BAY

Founded 1630

HISTORY

• CHARTER IN 1629

• SETTLED IN 1630

• PURITANS WERE SEPARATISTS

• JOHN WINTHROP

• BOSTON NAMED CAPITAL IN 1632

GOVERNMENT

• CHARTER COLONY

•  THE COLONIAL CHARTER WAS ONE DESIGNED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A CORPORATION,

• THE CHARTER GRANTED THE GENERAL COURT THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT OFFICERS AND TO MAKE LAWS FOR THE COLONY

POPULATION

• ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE

CULTURE

• PURITAN LIFESTYLE WAS VERY OCCUPIED

• FOCUSED ON LIVING PEACEFUL AND SIMPLE LIVES

• MEN HAD VARIOUS JOBS

• WOMEN USUALLY WORKED AT HOME, TOOK CARE OF CHILDREN AND SPOUSE

• SLAVERY WAS INCLUDED IN THE PURITAN LIFESTYLE

ECONOMY

• A VARIETY OF CROPS MADE PURITANS ECONOMICALLY SUCCESSFUL

• FARMERS HAD SO MANY CROPS THAT IF ONE CROP FAILED , THE FARMERS COULD STILL FEED THEIR FAMILIES AND SELL THEIR CROPS

RELIGION

• PURITANISM WAS FOUNDED BY SOME CLERGYMEN THAT WERE EXILED BY QUEEN MARY 1

• THE PURITANS SOUGHT TO RESTORE THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO ITS ORIGINAL PARTY

• ATTENDING CHURCH IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY WAS A MUST

MAJOR EVENTS

• CHARTERED IN 1629

• SETTLED IN 1630

• BOSTON NAMED CAPITAL IN 1632

• PEQUOT WAR 1634-1638

• HARVARD COLLEGE ESTABLISHED IN 1636

• KIND PHILLIPS WAR 1675

REVIEW

• JOHN ENDECOTT- 1ST GOVERNOR

• JOHN WINTHROP- GOVERNOR

• JOHN COTTON- MINISTER, CLERGY MAN