1. MASSACHUSETTS BAY Founded 1630

2. HISTORY CHARTER IN 1629 SETTLED IN 1630 PURITANS WERE SEPARATISTS JOHN WINTHROP BOSTON NAMED CAPITAL IN 1632

3. GOVERNMENT CHARTER COLONY THE COLONIAL CHARTER WAS ONE DESIGNED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A CORPORATION, THE CHARTER GRANTED THE GENERAL COURT THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT OFFICERS AND TO MAKE LAWS FOR THE COLONY

4. POPULATION ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE

5. CULTURE PURITAN LIFESTYLE WAS VERY OCCUPIED FOCUSED ON LIVING PEACEFUL AND SIMPLE LIVES MEN HAD VARIOUS JOBS WOMEN USUALLY WORKED AT HOME, TOOK CARE OF CHILDREN AND SPOUSE SLAVERY WAS INCLUDED IN THE PURITAN LIFESTYLE

6. ECONOMY A VARIETY OF CROPS MADE PURITANS ECONOMICALLY SUCCESSFUL FARMERS HAD SO MANY CROPS THAT IF ONE CROP FAILED, THE FARMERS COULD STILL FEED THEIR FAMILIES AND SELL THEIR CROPS

7. RELIGION PURITANISM WAS FOUNDED BY SOME CLERGYMEN THAT WERE EXILED BY QUEEN MARY 1 THE PURITANS SOUGHT TO RESTORE THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO ITS ORIGINAL PARTY ATTENDING CHURCH IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY WAS A MUST

8. MAJOR EVENTS CHARTERED IN 1629 SETTLED IN 1630 BOSTON NAMED CAPITAL IN 1632 PEQUOT WAR 1634-1638 HARVARD COLLEGE ESTABLISHED IN 1636 KIND PHILLIPS WAR 1675

9. REVIEW JOHN ENDECOTT- 1ST GOVERNOR JOHN WINTHROP- GOVERNOR JOHN COTTON- MINISTER, CLERGY MAN