Transcript The Massachusetts Colony Tricia and Josh

The
Massachusetts Colony
Founded:1630
Founded By The Pilgrims and Puritans
By: Tricia and Josh
Colonies first People
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They were the Pilgrims and the Puritans
They found it in 1630
The Pilgrims settled there
Early Settlers
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They settled in Massachusetts
They came here for religious freedoms
They governed themselves for 54 years
Life in the Colonies
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In the Colonies church, if you fall asleep
you would get hit in the head with a stick.
Most people didn’t own slaves, they
owned Indentured Servants.
Boston is the capital and still is.
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In the winter windows were covered with
cloth or wood because glass was too
expensive.
Harved university was founded in
Massachusetts in 1636.
Farmers had to dig rocks before you could
farm.
Work and Trade
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Rum was traded for slaves in Africa.
Women spun plants called flax into linen
to make clothes.
Men would clear forest for planting crops
and for constructing homes.
Farmers would have to dig large rocks out
of the soil before farming.
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Farmers grew fruits and vegetables, and
raised cattle to feed their family.
Farming was difficult in the area.
Sometimes they will trade their crops for
other goods.
Colony Exports
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Triangular trade routes are established in
the 1700s.
They trade rum for slaves.
Massachusetts exports traded goods for
things they need or want.
Religion in the colony
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If you fall asleep in church you will get hit
in the head with a stick.
Catholics controlled its own government.
Most people were puritans.
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They live by strict rules of the church.
Everyone went to church on Sundays.
You had to come to church or there
would be punishments.
Becoming a state
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It was founded in 1684.
It was founded by the pilgrims and
puritans.
King James the II made Massachusetts a
royal colony.
Statehood
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Massachusetts has been home to
American Indians for thousands of years.
The pilgrims had a hard time getting to
America.
The Mayflower reached America in
November.
It was the 6th state in the United States.
Fun Facts
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All ships were made out of iron.
If you fell asleep in church you would get
hit with a stick in the head.
Rule breakers were often punished.