Massachusetts Bay Colony timeline
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Puritan Leaders Obtain Charter to Establish Colony at Massachusetts Bay
The Puritan population in England had been growing for many years leading up to this time. They disagreed with the practices of the Church of... Read more
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John Winthrop Delivers "City Upon a Hill" Sermon Aboard the Arbella, Heading En Route to Colonial America
Now the only way to avoid this shipwreck, and to provide for our posterity, is to follow the counsel of Micah, to do justly, to love mercy, to walk... Read more
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The Winthrop Fleet Departs from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, for Colonial America
The group departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8. Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet. The... Read more
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The Wintrhop Fleet Arrives in Salem, Massachussets
The group departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8. Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet. The... Read more
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Dominion of New England is Dissolved
In 1686, the entire region was reorganized under a single government known as the Dominion of New England; this included the colonies of Plymouth,... Read more
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Plymouth Colony Annexed to Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1686, the entire region was reorganized under a single government known as the Dominion of New England; this included the colonies of Plymouth,... Read more
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Plymouth Colony is Dissolved with Arrival of Charter Annexing it to Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1686, the entire region was reorganized under a single government known as the Dominion of New England; this included the colonies of Plymouth,... Read more
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Last Official Meeting of the Plymouth General Court
In 1686, the entire region was reorganized under a single government known as the Dominion of New England; this included the colonies of Plymouth,... Read more