HIST 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Massachusetts Bay Colony: Plymouth Colony, Minutemen, Boston Latin School
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Founded by english puritans who fled from persecution in 1628 (john winthrop, thomas. Puritans wanted to create a colony where they were free to practice their religion. 1629 king charles i began to take action against puritans. Massachusetts bay company obtained from king charles i a charter allowing the company to trade and colonize in new england between charles and merrimack rivers (http://media- -> company not required to hold business meetings in england. -> puritans transferred control of company to america. -> joint-stock company, groups of wealthy nobles and merchants put their wealth together: identify loyalist and patriot leaders. John howe, printer of the massachusetts gazette and boston weekly news-letter. Thomas hutchinson, last royal governor of massachusetts. Elisha leavitt, massachusetts merchant and landowner who let the british use his island full of hay as food for animals. John lovell, headmaster of the boston latin school. Benjamin thomas, served as lieutenant-colonel in loyalist forces.