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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

By Grace Alexander
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MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

  • Founded in 1630 by John Winthrop
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REASONS FOUNDED:

  • For religious freedom
  • Most were Puritans trying to escape Catholic England
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HOW COLONISTS EARNED THEIR LIVING:

  • Sailors- fishing, whaling
  • Shipbuilders
  • Tradesmen, shipping
  • Shopkeeper
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GEOGRAPHY

  • Rivers: Charles, Merrimack, Connecticut
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Cape Ann to the north; Cape Cod to the south
  • Islands: Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island
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Massachusetts was the whaling capital of the world during colonial times.

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Liza Alexander