USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What groups founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
A
Pilgrims (Separatists)
B
Dutch
C
Catholics
D
Puritans
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1, 000 Puritan refugees from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley .

Detailed explanation-2: -The second wave of English Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the New Haven Colony, and Rhode Island. These Puritans, unlike the Separatists, hoped to serve as a “city upon a hill” that would bring about the reform of Protestantism throughout the English Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Massachusetts’ Early Colonial History While they may not have been the first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts, the Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans left England in 1630 to reform the Anglican church, establishing their colony in the city of Boston to serve as a model for Protestantism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pilgrims and Puritans: 1620–1629 The first settlers in Massachusetts were the Pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony in 1620 and developed friendly relations with the Wampanoag people. This was the second permanent English colony in America following Jamestown Colony.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1630 a group of people called Puritans left England for North America. The settlement they started in America was called the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans were a group of Protestant Christians with strict religious beliefs.

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