SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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John Smith
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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John Winthrop
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Pilgrims
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Winthrop, (born Jan. 22, 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, Eng.-died April 5, 1649, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony), American colonial political leader, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -One was dedicated to John Winthrop “the first governor of Massachusetts under whose auspices the fort was built.” In fact the fort was started under Governor Thomas Dudley but Winthrop was the dominant figure in the colony, serving twelve terms as governor.
Detailed explanation-3: -In October 1629, he was elected governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he led a group of colonists to the New World in April 1630, founding a number of communities on the shores of Massachusetts Bay and the Charles River.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.