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Massachusetts Bay

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY WAS FOUNDED BY PURITANS IN 1630

THIS COLONY WAS GREW VERY FAST BECAUSE

IT HAD ALOT OF FISH AND FUR TRADING, NEW CROPS THAT PEOPLE THAT

COLONISTS CAN GROW, SELL AND TRADE WITH ENGLAND.

FOR EXAMPLE WHEAT, TOMATO, TOBACCO
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THERE RELIGION WAS STRICTLY CHRISTIANITY

PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT CHRISTIANS WERE THROWN OUT OF THE COLONY

MASSACHUSETTS WAS FILLED WITH MANY THICK FOREST

AND ROCKY BEACHES.

THE COLONISTS FORMED A MILITIA AND EVERY MAN BETWEEN 16 AND 60 HAD TO

BE IN IT. THE GOVERNMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS MADE AGREEMENTS WITH

NATIVE AMERICANS. IF COLONISTS BROKE THE LAW, THEY WERE PUNISHED BY BEING

WHIPPED, PAYING FINES AND GOING TO JAIL.
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PEOPLE MAINLY MADE A LIVING BY TRADING

WITH THE WEST INDIES AND ENGLAND

THE COLONIST MOSTLY ATE CROPS, MEAT

,FISH AND FOOD GATHERED FROM THE FOREST
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THERE GOVERNORS NAME WAS JOHN WINTHROP.

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THIS WAS THE ONLY COLONY THAT DID NOT HAVE

A STARVING TIME

HERE BOYS AND GIRLS STARTED WORKING

WITH THERE PARENTS AT 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD
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BUT NOW THIS COLONY IS A STATE

AND LOTS OF BUSINESSES WERE STARTED HERE
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AND THAT IS MASSACHUSETTS BAY

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