SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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John Winthrop
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King Phillip
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Roger Williams
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Anne Hutchinson
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: John Winthrop, the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England, was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Complete answer: Winthrop was thus part of a class that became the dominant force in English society, the gentry.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Winthrop, (born January 22 [January 12, Old Style], 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England-died April 5 [March 26], 1649, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [U.S.]), first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.
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: -Winthrop was governor of the Massachusetts colony.