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What was the original name of Massachusetts?
I am not sure...but think it was the Bay Colony.
What is the name of the bay east of Massachusetts?
Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay..
What is the name of the puritans charter?
Massachusetts Bay
What is the name of the Maine founders?
EUROPEANS AND THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY
What did the puritans name there colony?
It was originally called the River Colony before it became a royal colony and just became the Colony of Connecticut.
New England and Chesapeake?
The Chesapeake Bay is larger and better protected and Maryland deserves to be called the bay state but Massachusetts got the name on the books first as the Massachusetts Bay Colony so the name stuck.
How did Massachusetts get its nickname?
Massachusetts is called The Bay State because of it's many bays. For example, Cape Cod Bay and the Massachusetts Bay. The bays are important to the people who live in Massachusetts because it allows boats to travel to ports. Several species of sea animals live in bays. Sea birds, seals, fish, and lobster would live in the bays of Massachusetts.
What is Massachusetts nick name?
Bay state is the nickname of Massachusetts.
What bay will you find in Massachusetts capital city?
Massachusetts Bay Or Mass Bay
What was the major reason the Massachusetts colony began name the group of people who started the Massachusetts colony and name of the document they signed what was the effect of the document signed?
The Massachusetts Bay colony was established by the Massachusetts Bay Company. The Cambridge Agreement was signed in order to buy out some investors.
Is providence the same as Massachusetts bay colony?
They are the same. The Puritans got permission from King Charles 1 to build a colony which they named "Massachusetts Bay". This remained the full name throughout the colonial period, but the word "Bay" dropped in common parlance. As a result, when Massachusetts Bay Colony became the State of Massachusetts, "Bay" was dropped altogether.
What colony was started by the puritans?
Massachusetts Bay
