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.

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