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In 1630 the puritans (a religious group) set up the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans came from England. King Charles did not like the Puritans ideas and had many of them jailed and made life difficult for them. In 1630 they came to create the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They wanted to bring their practices and ideas to change the church. Some settlers who settled here joined the colonist for economic reasons and not religious belief. Massachusetts land was not cheap and was a start for new life.

The Puritans in 1629 had chosen a governer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His name was John Winthrop. He showed the people that although he was Governer he stilled worked hard to build his home and plant crops. There was a lot of disagreements between the colonists because only the stockholders who invested money were allowed to vote. 15,000 men and women and children came from England to Massachusetts. This was called the great Migration. The Puritans religion was very strict. Their holy day was Sunday. No one was allowed to play or visit anyone, talk, or drink. Everyone had to attend Sunday church. Their church services lasted all day long. Women and Men sat on opposite sides of the church.

By: Ryan Edelman