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What were some of the disadvantages of the Massachusetts bay colony?
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∙ 11y ago
Roger Williams was a man who was ahead of his time. He was a Christian and a minister, but he found the Puritans to be far too intolerant and rigid in the way they treated dissenting views. Williams believed in what we today would call freedom of religion: he believed people had the right to find their own path to God. He did not accept the idea that only one religion (the Puritan religion) should be allowed to dominate, and he certainly did not believe that dissent should be punished. In fact, when he founded Rhode Island, he welcomed even non-Christians-- one of the first synagogues in the region was started in his state. He supported the idea of women speaking in public, and he also believed the native peoples (then called Indians) were being discriminated against-- he did not feel it was right for the colonists to arbitrarily take their land. These were just some of the views that got Roger Williams expelled from Massachusetts in 1636.
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Who could vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Men could vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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.
Where was the Puritans' first town founded?
In the Massachusetts bay colony
What colony was started by the puritans?
Massachusetts Bay
What caused people to leave the Massachusetts bay colony?
What caused people to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony is that church leaders or ministers did not take ideas from their own. Some were forced out of Massachusetts.
What colony was Boston in?
Boston was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who could vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Men could vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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.
Who was The governor of Massachusetts colony was?
The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was John Winthrop. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by the English.
Who was the governor of the Massachusetts colony?
The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was John Winthrop. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by the English.
Where was the Puritans' first town founded?
In the Massachusetts bay colony
What was the two colony's in Massachusetts?
Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Why was colonial Massachusetts Bay founded?
Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded for religious freedom.
Who started the colony Massachusetts?
Massachusetts Bay Colony was created in 1628 by the Massachusetts Bay Company. The colony was mainly settled by Puritans who incorporated their belief into the governing of the colony. As a result, there was religious intolerance in the colony.
What colony was started by the puritans?
Massachusetts Bay
What was the original name of Massachusetts?
I am not sure...but think it was the Bay Colony.
What caused people to leave the Massachusetts bay colony?
What caused people to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony is that church leaders or ministers did not take ideas from their own. Some were forced out of Massachusetts.
