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Why did Massachusetts colonists found Rhode Island?
They wanted freedom they left Massachusetts and set up the colonies Rhode Island in 1644.
Why did some Massachusetts colonists found Rhode Island?
They wanted freedom they left Massachusetts and set up the colonies Rhode Island in 1644.
What sort of government did early colonists set up in Rhode Island in the old days?
Representative government with separation of church and state.
What form of government did the pilgrims set up in the Mayflower Compact?
the will of the colonists rather than on that of the King of England.
What did Harriet Tubman do in Massachusetts?
i believe that she set up her headquarters for the UGRR in Massachusetts
Who set up the colony of Massachusetts?
john winthrop
What did roger Williams accomplish after he left the Massachusetts bay colony?
he founded the settlement called providence and set up a government for the settlement based on the consent of it settlers
Who made up Massachusetts colonists?
People who owned stock in the Massachusetts Bay Company were called "freemen." All the freemen together were called the General Court.
Why did Thomas Paine write commons Sense?
to persuade the colonies to declare independanceTo convince the American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain, then set up a democratic government.
What year was Massachusetts founded?
The Massachusetts Bay Company was issued a royal charter in March of 1629. Acting under the company charter, the colonists established the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 12, 1630. The first meeting of the Massachusetts General Court, their legislative assembly, was in October of 1630. That was the first semi-autonomous government in Massachusetts and was the direct ancestor of the present-day Massachusetts state government. During the American Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts drew up its own state constitution in 1780. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was admitted as a state when it ratified the US Constitution on February 6, 1788.
Why did Thomas Paine write sense?
to persuade the colonies to declare independanceTo convince the American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain, then set up a democratic government.
How did the events of 1776 move the colonists to self government?
They had stood up to Britain and soon they had there government
