England had thirteen formative colonies in North America. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Bay were some of the prominent founding colonies. The two I choose to analyze are Massachusetts Bay Colony and Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the first English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, they arrived in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan colonists from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley. In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Company received a charter giving the company permission to trade and colonize in New England between the Charles and Merrimack rivers. The grant was somewhat like Virginia Company in 1609, due to the fact that the patentees were joint freeholders with rights of ownership and government. At first things did not go so well, about 200 settlers died in the first year. …show more content…
In contrast, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers who were fleeing religious persecution in England. However, unlike Massachusetts, Pennsylvania tolerated religious diversity. Whereas Massachusetts was famed for wood products and fishing, Pennsylvania became synonymous with trade and ship building. The two colonies both eventually formed representative forms of government due to pressure from their inhabitants.
The Pennsylvania Colony problems arose due to the diversity of the immigrants it attracted. As the colony’s reputation for religious tolerance grew, adherents of various beliefs immigrated into the colony. As the population increased, there was pressure on the government to acquire new land from the Indians. Additionally, the newcomers were intolerant and unwilling to compromise with the native Indians, unlike the Quakers who treated them as equals. Consequently, as disenfranchisement and animosity grew between the newcomers and the Indians, the colony became engaged in military conflict with the
Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the first English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, they arrived in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan colonists from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley. In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Company received a charter giving the company permission to trade and colonize in New England between the Charles and Merrimack rivers. The grant was somewhat like Virginia Company in 1609, due to the fact that the patentees were joint freeholders with rights of ownership and government. At first things did not go so well, about 200 settlers died in the first year. …show more content…
In contrast, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers who were fleeing religious persecution in England. However, unlike Massachusetts, Pennsylvania tolerated religious diversity. Whereas Massachusetts was famed for wood products and fishing, Pennsylvania became synonymous with trade and ship building. The two colonies both eventually formed representative forms of government due to pressure from their inhabitants.
The Pennsylvania Colony problems arose due to the diversity of the immigrants it attracted. As the colony’s reputation for religious tolerance grew, adherents of various beliefs immigrated into the colony. As the population increased, there was pressure on the government to acquire new land from the Indians. Additionally, the newcomers were intolerant and unwilling to compromise with the native Indians, unlike the Quakers who treated them as equals. Consequently, as disenfranchisement and animosity grew between the newcomers and the Indians, the colony became engaged in military conflict with the