Massachusetts Bay Colony (Salem as the Focus)
-Settled in 1626
-Located in the Northeast part of modern day MA
-Originally set up to be a fishing community
-The mother country of Salem is 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 innocence
-Known as the hanging judge
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