Massachusetts

= Massachusetts Bay Colony =



==== The Pilgrims traveled 65 days over seas until they reached Plymouth (Plymouth was also one of the first settlements) on December 26, 1620, in the Massachusetts Bay. But the colony of Massachusetts Bay wasn't officially founded until 1628, by a Puritan group of settlers lead by John Winthrop. ====

They sought religious freedom from Britain, so the Puritans (people who wanted to reform, or purify, the Anglican Church) made their journey and settled here.


==== John Winthrop was a very important person to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. After arriving in Massachusetts Bay in 1630 aboard the Arbella, he established the center of government in Boston, and became governor. He kept a journal from when he arrived to the day he died in 1649. ====

Massachusetts Bay Colony was royal, which means it was ruled by the King of Britain.
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