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Mayflower Departs England
The Pilgrims traveled to America to escape jurisdiction of the Church of England. They were separatist who believed the Church of England could not be reformed so they went to America and settled in Plymouth. -
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Population
The population of the Massachusetts Bay Colony grew quickly. About 9,000 immigrants in more than 200 ships had moved here within 14 years. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded
The Winthrop fleet, directed by John Winthrop, set sail with 12 ships and finally reached the shores of Massachusetts -
New England Company
Before the name "Massachusetts Bay", it was called the New England Company. -
Anne Hutchinson
She was a New England religious leader. She followed John Cotton to the Massachusetts Bay Colon, who was a Puritan leader. -
Town Meetings
Town meetings were when the men of the town got together to vote and make decisions for their town. The women did not participate and they could not make church decisions. -
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Salem Witch Trials
A series of hearings and prosecutions. People were accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. It resulted in 20 executions, 14 of them were women. All were hanged but one, Giles Cory--he was crushed (or pressed) to death with rocks.
