USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
A
Quakers
B
Puritans
C
Catholics
D
Pilgrims
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the arrival of the original Separatist “pilgrims” in 1620, a second, larger group of English Puritans emigrated to New England. The second wave of English Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the New Haven Colony, and Rhode Island.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony? The correct answer is D! The Massachusetts Bay Company was a group of Puritans led by John Winthrop. The company founded the colony in 1628.

Detailed explanation-5: -Puritans were traveling to escape persecution in their home country. In 1630, a group of Puritans left England in search of a place to practice their religion freely. They had a charter from the Massachusetts Bay Company to settle land in New England.

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