USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They were the second group of British settlers to arrive in the New World, after the first colony was founded in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. While they may not have been the first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts, the Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony .

Detailed explanation-2: -The first English colony in New England, Plymouth Colony, was established in 1620 by Pilgrims fleeing religious persecution in England; a French colony established in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, Maine, had failed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first settlers in Massachusetts were the Pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony in 1620 and developed friendly relations with the Wampanoag people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The New England colonies were made up of the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The New England colonies were flat along the rocky coastline, which made good harbors.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1677, Massachusetts was made up of Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony plus the areas of New Hampshire, Maine, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. The colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island were originally settled by people from Massachusetts.