Province of Massachusetts Bay

Simon, Anne’s husband, had been “appointed to assist in the preparations of the Massachusetts Bay Company.” When…

of an English colony in Massachusetts, Squanto further assisted the Pilgrims by leading Myles Standish to fertile farming ground in what is present-day Quincy. 2. After English colonists established posts in Squantum and Wollaston, these neighborhoods evolved and grew to become the neighborhoods that one can easily observe today. 3. While the very existence of a thriving community in Quincy can be attributed to Squanto’s assistance in the establishment of a Massachusetts colony, Squanto’s…

The Massachusetts Bay colony was initially settled by Puritans in 1630. They were overwhelmed by the religious persecution of King Charles I and the Church of England; they left England under the leadership of John Winthrop. These original colonists rapidly established numerous of small towns in the name of high religious standards and strict social rules; up until Anne Hutchinson came along. Anne Hutchinson challenged the traditional role of women in the Puritan society through her opposing…

Communities that value Puritan ethics are advantageous because they value hard work and family values. Societies require everybody to pitch in so that they will prosper. When the first Europeans arrived in the New world, everybody had a responsibility to do whether it be at home or at work . Eventually, the new settlers prospered through the effort and sweat that was input to the New world. This promotes the idea that groups of people that are labor intensive will thrive as it demonstrates that…

Colonial Period The colonial period of America was filled with the explorations of different religions and the freedom to explore your religious tendencies. In this unit of American Lit, we learned about the puritans, rationalists, and Native American traditions. We read a poem by Anne Bradstreet, “The Burning of our House.” Some of the students chose to do the virtue chart that Benjamin Franklin did in 1726 so he could improve a specific thirteen virtues. We also analyzed a couple of Native…

legislator of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1774. Among his achievements, he founded Boston's Committee of Correspondence, which—like similar entities in other towns across the Colonies—proved a vital tool for communication and coordination during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate for the Continental Congress until 1781, and in this role, he urged for a break from Great Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence alongside his second cousin, John Adams. He served as…

Boston and created the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Within thirteen years 20,000 puritans were in the new world; they had officially escaped from the harshness of monarchical implemented theocracy because of the greed and money thirst of the king. The settlements of the puritans influenced the development of the New England colonies socially, politically, and economically through the events…

During the late Seventeenth century, Puritan colonists in New England were faced with a dilemma. As their population increased, the colonists wanted and needed more land. They began to view the natives in the area as an obstruction to their expansion. Due to the Puritans’ belief in their superiority over the natives, they were able to justify their harsh treatment of the natives which led to King Philip’s War. The Puritan colonists’ actions toward the natives were cruel and excessive and…

governments to commit extreme acts of injustice. The Heretic’s Daughter takes place in 17th century Massachusetts and tells the story of the Carrier Family. The Carrier Family, including Martha, Thomas, Richard, Andrew, Tom, Sarah and Hannah Carrier face many challenges during this time period which force them to experience extremism that lead to Martha Carrier’s death. During this time, the citizens of Massachusetts colony who were falsely accused of witchcraft endured the witch trials,…

, I believe that the type of attitude the colonist of the settlers held when they left their homes and everything they knew to encounter diseases, starvation and the possible loss of life throughout the voyage to the New World, in hope of creating a better life. Colonist gradually began to create and populate towns and cities, and the southern colonies formed into separate regions from northern colonies. There were numerous causes for this separation, such as different climates, encounters with…