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Massachusetts Colony

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS

BY: TREET WRIGHT P.5 MR.HERRON

John Winthrop was the founder of the Massachusetts colony.
John founded the colony in 1628.

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The colony ofMassachusetts
Was founded in 1630.
The colony was one of the mayflower compact.

People who settled in the Massachusetts colony were Puritan.Most people were friendly like the natives.

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The climate of The Colony was the coldest of all the colonies. The Massachusetts bay colony had a jagged coast and hills.

The colonists concentrated on manufacturing. Farming was difficult for crops like wheat because of the poor soil.

There was no religious freedom in the areas inhabited by the Puritans.
Most of the people in the colony were Puritans.

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By 1775 Massachusetts was governed. Massachusetts operated under a charter.

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