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The Massachusetts Bay Colony
By: John LoCascio, Wardah Aiman, Josef Guarin, DJ Schnee
Block 2: Group 1
Key TermsIndentured ServantsSubsistence FarmingPuritanMagistrateNew England WayBostonPredestinationKing Philip
(Metacom)
Salem Witch TrialsPequot WarHarvard College“City Upon a Hill”Great MigrationHartford Treaty“the elect”Half-Way Covenant
Key PeopleJohn WinthropMargaret JonesKing Charles IPequots
History/FoundingFounded in 1630 by John Winthrop (first gov.)Puritans wanted religious freedom“City on a Hill”Great Migration: 20,000 by 1640Grew steadily to become a powerful
commonwealth
GovernmentCharter never said government had to be in
EnglandGovernor, Deputy Governor, 18 assistants
electedUnity of Church and StateOnly Freemen could participate in electionsEventually 2 delegates from town met in
General Court; legislative & judicialFreemen still met in Boston for annual
election
Economy
• Corn• Pumpkins• Rye
• Squash• Beans
EconomyManufacturing was the main concentration in Massachusetts Bay economy.
The sawmills, shipyards, tanneries, and warehouses were important businesses.
ReligionPuritan
Strict ProtestantsCalvinists with own ideas emphasized
Reform Church - Purify it of Catholic ideals“City Upon a Hill” – John Winthrop 1630Predestination“the elect”Half-Way Covenant – Church MembershipHarvard College for training clergy in 1636
ReligionStrict
Church attendance mandatoryExecutions
Intolerant of other religions:QuakersSalem Witch Trials
Cultural/SocialLower Class:
• Majority were manual workers servants, apprentices, sailors, hired hands, and semi-skilled tradesmen.
• Few people owned property and most were illiterate.
• Could not vote or hold public office.
Middle Class:• Ran stores or
small businesses, were skilled tradesmen, or belonged to professions.
• Could vote but few held public office.
Upper Class:• Were wealthy
and well educated minor aristocrats.
• Could vote and held high public office.
Cultural/SocialWomen did not participate in
town meeting and were not included in making decisions in the church.
This idea was emphasized in the writings and sermons of Puritan ministers.
Women were viewed as instruments of Satan.
Children were regarded as property of their parents.
Relations with Native AmericansIn the beginning it was peaceful.Pequot War began 1634
Demographic and Over populationTrade StrugglesMurder of John StoneNegotiations
Hartford Treaty
Relations with Native AmericansKing Philip’s War
King Philip (Metacom) is chief of Wampanoag Didn’t like colonists
Fight for LandMurder of John SassamonMany casualties for both sides
Review of Events and PeopleJohn Winthrop: Founder of the colony in
1630, brought with him the Great Migration.Boston: Made the capital of the colony in
1632.Government: Puritan leaders, church and
state united (New England Way).Economy consisted of strictly manufacturing
and agriculture.Religion was mainly Puritan, who are strict
Protestants, intolerant of other religions.
Review of Events and PeopleCulture consisted of a lower, middle, and
upper class. Women were treated terribly, and children
were merely property of their parents. The Native Americans and colonists were at
first peaceful with each other.Eventually the Pequot War and King Phillip
War occurred, causing the death of many natives.
Salem Witch Trials: Series of trials of people accused of witchcraft, beginning in 1692.
Bibliography:http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-mass
achusetts.htmhttp://www.landofthebrave.info/massachusett
s-colony.htmhttp://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2007/10/p
uritan-women.htmlhttp://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/purd
ef.htmhttp://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Indentur
ed_Servants_in_Colonial_Virginiahttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/subsistence
+farming
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