What was the first Bay Colony in Massachusetts?

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Answer 1

The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, centered around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The area is now in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 United States The first 400 settlers under this new charter departed in April 1629. Most, but not all of the members of the Company were Puritans, and events during the spring and summer of 1629 convinced them that many others would be attracted to such a colony. The colony celebrated its first Thanksgiving Day on July 8, 1629. After this the colony continued to grow, aided by the Great Migration. Many ministers reacting to the newly repressive religious policies of England made the trip with their flocks, so John Cotton, Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker, and others became leaders of Puritan congregations in Massachusetts. The colony's charter granted to the Massachusetts General Court the authority to elect officers and to make laws for the colony. One of the main reasons for the colony being settled was of religious purposes. Its first meeting in America was held October of 1630, but was attended by only eight freemen. They voted to grant all legislative, executive, and judicial power to a "Council" of the Governor's assistants (those same eight men). They then set up town boundaries, created taxes, and elected officers. To quell unrest caused by this limited franchise, the eight then added 118 settlers to the court as freemen, but power remained with the council. The first murmurs against the system arose when a tax was imposed on the entire colony in 1632, but John Winthrop, the second governor of the colony, was able to quiet their fears. gatita_63109

Answer 2

the city around Plymouth and Salem Mass. Refering to BOSTON ASLO ..
It was referred to as the Massachusetts bay colony... its known now as MASSACHUSETTS. It was one of the first settlements.in MASSACHUSETTS ...

Look Massachusetts BAY COLONY... up on Wikipedia. it will give you more detailed info....

Answer 3

Roanoke

Answer 4

Plymouth.

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here is a link for you to get more information...

http://www.usahistory.info/New-England/Massachusetts.html

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Answer 6

jamestown i think

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um.....