Massachusetts Bay Colony - Salem as the focus.
- Settled and Conquered
- Settled in 1626.
- Located in the northeast part of modern day Massachusetts.
- Originally set up to be a fishing community.
- The mother country of Salem is England.
- heir founder is Roger Conant.
- Key Players
- John Winthrop
- A wealthy English Puritan lawyer.
- Served as governor for 12 of the first 20 years of existence.
- He was a very religious man even by Puritan standards.
- His son, John, became a founder of Connecticut.
- John Hathorne
- Born into a well-established Salem family on August 4, 1641.
- Salem magistrate and was chosen by Governor Sir William Phips to be a judge in the Salem Witch Trials.
- Known for treating the "witches" as though they were guilty and that they needed to prove their innocence.
- Known as the hanging judge.
- John Winthrop
Groups
-Discuss the Salem Witch Trials in your group.
Assignment:
1 paragraph individual
****What settlement/colony would you like to live in more: Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, or Salem?****
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