Massachusetts

The Pilgrims came to America in 1620 and landed on Plymouth rock. On April 8, 1630 John Winthrop and other Puritains settled and created Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ||  || Pilgrim ->William Bradford, Puritains-> John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley ||   || The colony was created for a place where puritains could practice free religion. ||  || Royal Colony ||   || In 1652, Massachusetts established their own mint. They created their own Massachusetts money, the Massachusetts pound. ||  ||
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-John Endecott was the first governor for the Massachussetts Colony -John Carver was the first governor for the Pilgrims -William Bradford was John Carver's successor whom was governer until 1656 -Squanto was an English speaking Indian that taught the Pilgrims how to strive in America -John Winthrop- First unelected official of the Massachussetts colony, he was the leader who brought all the Puritains over but was never officially elected -Thomas Dudley was John Winthrop's "successor"

**Events:**
1620-Plymouth is founded -John Carver is elected governor 1621- The first Thanksgiving was celebrated 1630- The city of Boston is established 1631- Boston is made the capital of Massachusetts 1636- Harvard is founded 1639- The first commercial printing press in the North America is established in Cambridge 1691- Massachusetts became a Royal Colony 1704- The first newspaper to be published regually is published in Boston 1716- The first lighthouse in the Boston Harbor 1773- Boston Tea Party ||  ||
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**Pilgrims**
In 1607 the pilgrims set sail to create a settlement with free religion. They had illegally broke away from the church of England. They settled in the Netherlands and lived there for a decade before they felt the need to leave. The pilgrims were scared that they would lose their English language and heritage, so they wanted to create their own settlement to be able to stay to their roots. While aboard the Mayflower the pilgrim men signed a Mayflower Compact which would be the foundation of the colony's government. After 65 days traveling in the ocean the pilgrims landed at Plymouth rock. They lived mostly on the boat for the next few months, but eventually they made their first fort and watch tower on burial hill. Over half of the citizens died during the first winter. In 1621 the first governor, John Carver, passed away. Bradford unanimously was chosen to become governor until 1656. The pilgrims made friends with the Indian tribes in the surrounding areas. Squanto, an English speaking Indian, taught the pilgrims how to plant corn and created a good relationship with all of the tribes. In 1621 the pilgrims shared a feast with the Pokanoket Indians, which was later called Thanksgiving. There were other Indian tribes that did not get along with the Pilgrims as their community started to grow. Charles I had many religious nonconformists follow the pilgrims over to the new world. There were three more ships sent over, but in 1630 1,000 puritans settled in Massachusetts under governor John Winthrop. Winthrop pronounced Boston the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony which became the most successful colony around.

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