1. Massachusetts Bay Founded: 1630
By: Maria Marsali, Brandon Boakye-Dankwah, Mathew Hailu , Jayden Torres

2. Key Terms
John winthrop
Scriptures
Puritan
The english church

3. The History
The Massachusetts Colony was one of the original 13 colonies.
The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas.
The Massachusetts Colony was founded in 1630 by John Winthrop and other Puritans.
The Massachusetts colony existed unit 1776 when it joined in fight for independence against Great Britain.

4. Government
This government was a Charter then later became a Royal government.
The original government was run by the Governor and the Deputy Governor.
Governor's where annually elected by the company.
King William lll, and Queen Mary ll co rulers of the Kingdom of England gave the Massachusetts Bay Colony its Charter government.

5. Economics Had a diverse economy Subsistence- farming
1640, began trade with England
Agricultural economy
Trade Economy

6. Demographics Year Population 1630 800 1640 9,000 1650 16,000 1670
35,000
1700
70,000
1710
80,000
1720
92,000
1730
125,000
1740
158,000
1750
180,000
Demographics
A large majority of the population was Puritan
Many Native Americans occupied the colony
Rapid population growth

7. Culture Boston shares many roots with greater New England.
The Colony was a man’s world.
Women did not participate in town meetings and were excluded from decision making in the church.
Women were viewed as instruments of Satan. Children were regarded as the property of their parents.
The Puritans believed in living simply and peacefully.

8. Religion Most people practiced Puritanism
The Puritans wanted to change the English church by uniting them with the other christian churches.
Most of the Massachusetts people would not know of puritanism if the puritans never moved from england the america with the intent of religious freedom

9. Native Americans
In exchange for furs, the colonists gave the Native Americans metal implements, such as axe-heads and knives.
In 1636, the Pequot War began between the New England settlers and the Narragansett and Mohegan Indians living in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
By the time of early European colonization attempts, there were over 30,000 Native Americans in Massachusetts Algonquin language group.
The most well known tribes were the Wampanoag, Pequot, Nipmuck, and the Massachusett.

10. Key People / Key Events John winthrop
The puritans come to the massachusetts bay colony from england
Subsistence Farming
Trade economy
Pequot War