SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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Question
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Which of the following was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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John Rolfe
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William Bradford
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John Winthrop
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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 .
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: -The Massachusetts Constitution was adopted in 1779, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts elected John Hancock as its first governor.
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