The rights of the colonists
the rights of the colonist's
bill of rights
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties listed many rights that were granted to the people living in the colony of Massachusetts. This was similar to the Bill of Rights that was added to the U.S. Constitution. Among the rights listed in the Massachusetts Body of Liberties were limited religious freedom and equal protection of the laws for landowners. It also banned punishments that were thought to be "inhumane, Barbarous or cruel."
Massachusetts
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Georgia was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1798!
Answer The famous witch trails took place in Salem.
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New Hampshire. In 1641, Massachusetts gained control of New Hampshire. It remained part of Massachusetts until England granted Massachusetts a royal charter in 1679. New Hampshire then became a state in 1788.
New Hampshire
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