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COME TO MASSACHUSETTS

Published on Nov 05, 2015

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come to Massachusetts

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Founding

  • Massachusetts was founded by John Winthrop in 1630.
  • John Winthrop was also the 1st governor of Massachusetts.
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Religion

  • Everyone had to be Catholics.
  • There was no religious freedom.
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REGION

  • Massachusetts is in the New England region.
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GEOGRAPHY

  • Harbor (Massachusetts was called the Bay Colony).
  • Jagged rocks and uneven soil.
  • Tree covered mountains and rivers.
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ECONOMY

  • Agriculture, crops, cattle,fruits, veggies.
  • Iron, shipbuilding industry.
  • Fish, timber.
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PICTURES

A view of events in Massachusetts. 
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Tea Party?

Surly, but not what I'm thinking of right now.
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Boston Tea Party
Men from Massachusetts dressed as Indians, dumped tea into the harbor.

Photo by Bob Linsdell
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The Boston Massacre.
Colonist were enraged by this picture

Photo by Marion Doss
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Boston Harbor.

Photo by rmlowe
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Whale Oil

Photo by Paxsimius
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Shipbuilding

Photo by }{enry
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Massachusetts State Flag.

Photo by Free Grunge Textures - www.freestock.ca
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Massachusetts on the map

Photo by Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the BPL
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Interesting facts

  • Boston, Massachusetts was home to many wars and events such as, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party.
  • Famous battles were - Battle of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill.
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That's it for now about Massachusetts.
Come visit Massachusetts!
Thanks.
By: Shreya Ram and Mitchell Galardi.

Laura Flanagan