SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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John Winthrop
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Roger Williams
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William Bradford
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pilgrim leader who organized the Mayflower voyage was-William Bradford .
Detailed explanation-2: -He may not have been first choice for the role of Governor of Plymouth Colony, but William Bradford became the man who would lead the Pilgrims during their formative years in America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Winthrop was governor of the Massachusetts colony He was rising in English legal circles when he decided to settle in America, where he hoped Puritanism, the reformed Protestantism that he embraced, could flourish.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a prominent figure among the Puritan founders of New England. Winthrop was one of the best educated of the Puritan colonists, had great leadership skills and wisdom, and was known for being very religious.