Massachusetts Bay Colony (Salem as the focus)
- 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 indeed England, Their founder is Roger Conant
Salem 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 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 innocnece
- Known as the hanging judge
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