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The city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded on September 7, 1630 by a group of English reformed protestants called Puritans. The finding of Boston is an event that changed the outlook of America. According to Tim Lambert, originally the Puritans settled at Charlestown, before having to relocate because of water issues. Boston was named after the Boston in England. According u-s-history.com, the Puritans were labeled as associates of the Church of England, who wanted to cleanse it of all semblances to the Roman Catholic. The Puritans were “ led by John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony” (History.com, n.d.).The founding of Boston was very successful, allowing American to craft the very first

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