Massachusetts bay Colony: (Salem as focus)
-settled in 1626
-Located in the northeast part of modern day Massachusetts
-Originally set up to be a fishing community
-Mother country of Salem is England
-THeir founder is Roger Conant
John Withrop: BUI
-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
Salaem Key Players: BUI
John Hathorne:
-Born into a well established Salem family on August 5,1641
-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 they were guilty and that they needed to prove their innocence
-Known as the hanging judge
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