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7 Cards in this Set
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What religious group was John Winthrop the leader of?
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The Puritans.
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What expanded the idea of Representative governmentin the English Colonies?
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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
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Who wanted stict limits on government & set up Connecticut?
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Thomas Hooker.
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Why did the Puritans leave England?
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Charles I disliked their religious ideas so took away their bussiness charters and expelled them from colleges. They also left for religious freedom, land owning,and escaping religious prosocution.
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Who was the first governor in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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John Winthrop.
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What was the General Court?
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Elected represenitives to anassembly.
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What was the Great Migration?
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Between 1629 and 1640 more than 20,000men women and children journeyed from England to Massachusetts.
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