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Massachusetts Bay Colony

(Salem as the focus)

Key Player

John Winthrop
- A wealthy English puritan lawyer
- served as the governor for 12 years of the first 20 of hesitance
- was very religious
- his son john became a founder of it as well
John Hathorne
- Born into a well-established Salem family on August 5, 1641
- known for treating the witches as they were guilty and that they needed to prove their innocence
- known as the hanging judge

Colony of Connecticut

was an English colony located in North America that became the US state of Connecticut
Originally known as the River Colony, it was organized March 3, 1636 as a haven for Puritan Gentlemen
After early struggles the with the Dutch the English gained control of the colony
Two other English colonies in present day state of Connecticut were merged into the colony of Connecticut Saybrook colony in 1644 and New Haven Colony in 1662

Key Player

Thomas Hooker
- Was a prominent Puritan political leader
- left Massachusetts bay colony when he became upset with the church leaders
- he was also an author who wrote of very religious issues and materials especially in references to elections and appointments
- known as the Father of Connecticut
- A great speaker of Christianity
John Haynes
- 5th governer of Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 1st governor of Connecticut
- He was influential in the drafting of laws and legal frame works in both Massachusetts and Connecticut
- He was on the committee that drafted the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut which was one of the first written constitutions
John Davenport
- Was an English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the american colony of New Haven
- HE was a religious leader who was also a pastor in the church
John Winthrop the Younger
- Was a founder of Connecticut
- also became governor
- His father was important in the Massachusetts Bay

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