1. By: Brandon Jarrett, Beyla Cayenne, Nishita Patel Block 3
Massachusetts Bay
By: Brandon Jarrett, Beyla Cayenne, Nishita Patel
Block 3

2. Key Terms John Winthrop Subsistence Farming Puritans Pilgrims
Pequot War
King Philip’s War

3. History/Intro King Charles I 1630 John Winthrop City upon a hill
Reason for Founding
Thomas Dudley

4. Government
The structure of the colonial government evolved over the lifetime of the charter.
The government included a governor and deputy governor, a general court of its shareholders, known as "freemen”
Although its governors were elected, the electorate was limited to freemen
Political difficulties with England
Massachusetts Bay territories combined with those of the Plymouth Colony and proprietary holdings on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
Laws
Taxes
Voting

5. Economy Depended heavily on: Shipbuilding Fishing Fur trade
Lumber trade
Whaling
Exports
Fish
Timber
Furs
Ships
Livestock
Rum
Beef
Subsistence Farming
Slaves

6. Population
1780
Ethnics

7. Culture Work Force Social Structure New England way Role of Genders
Relations with Native Americans

8. Religion
Founded by the Puritans and leading them was the leader John Winthrop
He wanted Massachusetts Bay to become a “city on a hill”
Pilgrims a group of around 100 arrived at Massachusetts in 1620
Puritans a religious group that migrated to the New World

9. Conclusion: Major Events and People
John Winthrop
King Charles I
Thomas Dudley
John Cotton
Pequot War
King Phillip’s War
Salem Witchcraft Trials