Massachusetts+Bay+Colony

Massachusetts Bay Colony- The Massachusetts Bay Colony was set up in 1630 under a grant given by King Charles I. The colony was set up by puritans led by John Winthrop. The reason for the establishment of the colony was a result of the Puritans poor treatment received in England. The Colony was to serve the purpose of a utopian society. Aside from being one of the early English settlements in the Americas the colony has historical importance because of its charter which allowed the colony to govern itself which paved the way towards independent rule from England in the Americas.

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-7.htm

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