Year: 1630
Founding: Massachusetts was first founded by the Pilgrims in 1620, who named it Plymouth Colony. Later in 1630, John Winthrop and the other Puritans settled there and named it Massachusetts Colony.
Motivation: The puritans wanted a place to live for religious freedom. They wanted to try to “purify” the Church of England from old Catholic ways and were persecuted in England. The pilgrims wanted their children to remember and hold on to their English roots and religion, so they decided to settle here so they could have freedom to practice what they want to.
Government: Self government based on the Mayflower Compact
Economy: Fishing, corn, livestock, lumbering, shipbuilding
Geography: Mostly hills, rivers, rocky soil, and coastline
Government:
Climate: It was in the New England colonies, so it was cold there. They had short, mild summers and long, cold winters but there was less disease than the warmer climate colonies.
Religion: Puritans/Separatists
5 Strengths:
Justin Bieber
Jennifer Aniston
Robert de Niro
John F. Kennedy
Dr. Seuss
Benjamin Franklin
George H.W. Bush
John Legend
Edgar Allan Poe
John Adams
Paul Revere
Gracie Gold
Joey Graceffa
Steve Carell
Target Residents: The main target residents for the Massachusetts were the puritans who were religiously persecuted. They wanted to purify the Church of England and have a colony where they could practice their religion freely.
Analysis on founding- Massachusetts was a colony founded for religious freedom. In Massachusetts Bay colony, the settlers were mainly Puritans that wanted a place to practice their religion freely. In Plymouth, the colonists were the Pilgrims. Both religious groups were being prosecuted in England, and decided to start a colony in the New World.
Analysis on geography, religion, government, and economy- Massachusetts's government was very strong, and so was the religious bond. Massachusetts only tolerated Puritans and Separatists. Since Massachusetts was a New England colony, colonists mainly exported whale oil and rum. Because of the cold climate and rocky soil, agriculture was not a big part pf their industries.
Founding Document:
Mayflower Compact-An agreement reached by the Pilgrims on the ship the Mayflower in 1620,just before they landed at
Plymouth Rock. The Mayflower Compact bound them to live in a civil society according to their own laws. It remained the fundamental law of their colony of Plymouth until the colony was absorbed into Massachusetts in the late seventeenth century.
Founding: Massachusetts was first founded by the Pilgrims in 1620, who named it Plymouth Colony. Later in 1630, John Winthrop and the other Puritans settled there and named it Massachusetts Colony.
Motivation: The puritans wanted a place to live for religious freedom. They wanted to try to “purify” the Church of England from old Catholic ways and were persecuted in England. The pilgrims wanted their children to remember and hold on to their English roots and religion, so they decided to settle here so they could have freedom to practice what they want to.
Government: Self government based on the Mayflower Compact
Economy: Fishing, corn, livestock, lumbering, shipbuilding
Geography: Mostly hills, rivers, rocky soil, and coastline
Government:
Climate: It was in the New England colonies, so it was cold there. They had short, mild summers and long, cold winters but there was less disease than the warmer climate colonies.
Religion: Puritans/Separatists
5 Strengths:
- Strong government; John Winthrop
- Successful founding
- Great area for fishing, and trading
- Rich belief in God
- Well-educated, merchants, landowners
Justin Bieber
Jennifer Aniston
Robert de Niro
John F. Kennedy
Dr. Seuss
Benjamin Franklin
George H.W. Bush
John Legend
Edgar Allan Poe
John Adams
Paul Revere
Gracie Gold
Joey Graceffa
Steve Carell
Target Residents: The main target residents for the Massachusetts were the puritans who were religiously persecuted. They wanted to purify the Church of England and have a colony where they could practice their religion freely.
Analysis on founding- Massachusetts was a colony founded for religious freedom. In Massachusetts Bay colony, the settlers were mainly Puritans that wanted a place to practice their religion freely. In Plymouth, the colonists were the Pilgrims. Both religious groups were being prosecuted in England, and decided to start a colony in the New World.
Analysis on geography, religion, government, and economy- Massachusetts's government was very strong, and so was the religious bond. Massachusetts only tolerated Puritans and Separatists. Since Massachusetts was a New England colony, colonists mainly exported whale oil and rum. Because of the cold climate and rocky soil, agriculture was not a big part pf their industries.
Founding Document:
Mayflower Compact-An agreement reached by the Pilgrims on the ship the Mayflower in 1620,just before they landed at
Plymouth Rock. The Mayflower Compact bound them to live in a civil society according to their own laws. It remained the fundamental law of their colony of Plymouth until the colony was absorbed into Massachusetts in the late seventeenth century.
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