The function of the General Court in the Massachusetts Bay Colony was writing constitutions and making/authorizing laws.
The General Court of Massachusetts elected governors by ballot after 1634
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Religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court of Massachusetts.
The General Court of Massachusetts was established in 1630 when the MA Bay Colony obtained a new charter from the King.
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, from 1630 to 1684, the colony was self-governed by laws drawn up by the Massachusetts General Court, which was established under the Massachusetts Bay Company charter. All of the representatives in the Massachusetts General Court were, necessarily, delegates from the Puritan congregations in their communities. Parliament revoked the charter in 1684 and sent over a royal governor in 1686.
Men could vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
It was originally called the River Colony before it became a royal colony and just became the Colony of Connecticut.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court of Massachusetts.
The General Court of Massachusetts was established in 1630 when the MA Bay Colony obtained a new charter from the King.
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, from 1630 to 1684, the colony was self-governed by laws drawn up by the Massachusetts General Court, which was established under the Massachusetts Bay Company charter. All of the representatives in the Massachusetts General Court were, necessarily, delegates from the Puritan congregations in their communities. Parliament revoked the charter in 1684 and sent over a royal governor in 1686.
General court
Boston was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Men could vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
It was originally called the River Colony before it became a royal colony and just became the Colony of Connecticut.
The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was John Winthrop. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by the English.
The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was John Winthrop. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by the English.
In the Massachusetts bay colony
Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony.