What part of Canada is closest to Massachusetts?
The part of Canada that is closest to Massachusetts is Ontario. However, Massachusetts does not actually border Canada. Some states that do are New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, as well as Michigan.
What is a slogan for Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The pilgrims fly high, but with your labor, they can reach the sky.
Places that start with the letter y in Massachusetts?
What is the minimum tattoo age in Massachusetts?
Here's the law itself for Massachusetts
(A) No tattooing, piercing of genitalia, branding or scarification shall be performed
on a person under the age of 18. In MA every city has different laws. In some city's you can get pieced with your parent/guardian's permission.
(B) Body piercing, other than piercing the genitalia, may be performed on a person
under the age of 18 provided that the person is accompanied by a properly
identified parent, legal custodial parent or legal guardian who has signed a form
consenting to such procedure.
Who was the last Republican Mayor of Boston?
The last Republican mayor of Boston was Malcolm Nichols, from 1926 to 1930.
What were Massachusetts exports in 1700?
In Colonial times Massachusetts exported fish, whale products, fur, timber products, metals and metal products, raw wool and ships.
Did the pilgrims first land in Massachusetts?
Yes, the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Oh, and Plymouth Rock is the size you'd use in your landscaping. I was expecting more of a boulder size. Makes it hard to imagine the pilgrims pulled to shore and then declared their journey successful using this little rock. :P
Who were the 19 witchs hanged in the Salem witch trials?
No witches were hanged in Salem, only Puritans accused of witchcraft.
The infamous Salem Witch Trails (in colonial Massachusetts) were held between February 1692 and May 1693, and were not one single event.
It is recorded that as a result of the hearings, 20 people (both men and women) were put to death, 19 by hanging and one being crushed by a large boulder (no one was burned at the stake). In total 28 people were condemned to death, with 8 being reprieved or having their sentences commuted.
The sentences were carried out as follows:
10 June 1692 (1)
Bridget Bishop (hanging)
19 June 1692 (5)
Sarah Good (hanging)
Rebecca Nurse (hanging)
Susannah Martin (hanging)
Elizabeth Howe (hanging)
Sarah Wildes (hanging)
19 August 1692 (5)
Martha Carrier (hanging)
John Willard (hanging)
George Burroughs (hanging)
George Jacobs, Sr. (hanging)
John Proctor (hanging)
19 September 1962 (1)
Giles Corey (pressing)*
22 September 1692 (8)
Mary Eastey (hanging)
Martha Corey (hanging)
Ann Pudeator (hanging)
Samuel Wardwell (hanging)
Mary Parker (hanging)
Alice Parker (hanging)
Wilmot Redd (hanging)
Margaret Scott (hanging)
* In an attempt to extract a confession from Giles Corey, he was "pressed" beneath a stack of rocks, being 80 at the time, he never recovered and died on the 19th of September 1692.
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How did the Massachusetts colony settled?
a group of puritans aiming for land sold to them by Britain got off course in a storm. when landing there they got off to a bad start but a group of Indians called the Wampanaog helped them settle.
What languages were spoken in massachusetts bay colony?
Other than English, there were several languages that were spoken in Massachusetts. Spanish was spoken the most, then Portuguese and Chinese.
Who is put on trial for the religious ideas and eventually forced to leave the Massachusetts colony?
roger williams
Why was massachusets bay colony assemblished?
Massachutes was created as a safe haven for Separtists and Puritans to avoid persecution in England.
What were some of the disadvantages of the Massachusetts bay colony?
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.
English puritans who landed at plymouth?
Puritans were people who wanted to reform the Anglican Church;
Pilgrims or Separatists were people who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and start their own church in a new country.
They both wanted religious freedom.
What is the reason the Massachusetts colony was founded?
Massachusetts was founded for religious freedom.this is the best answer.
What was the geography like in 1600's colonial Massachusetts?
They woke up at about 6 and started working. These included cleaning, cooking, and selling. At 8 the town was busily moving. Then the people plated games had fun and sold materials from their shops while kids studied and played. They ate lunch and finally ate dinner.
Did slavery exist in the Massachusetts colony?
Yes, slavery was practiced in all of the original American colonies. Actually, Massachusetts was the first slave-holding colony in New England, even predating the settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. Samuel Maverick, apparently New England's first slaveholder, arrived in Massachusetts in 1624 and brought with him two negro slaves, Massachusetts also became the first American colony to give official recognition of chattel slavery as a legal institution in 1641, with the "Body of Liberties." Not until 142 years later, in 1783, was slavery finally ruled illegal in Massachusetts based on the states new constitution. However, slavery did not stop immediately even then. continuing in parts of the state until the end of the 18th century. Thus, slavery was a legal institution in Massachusetts for 142 years, and was actually a practice, first in the colony and later in the state of Massachusetts, for a total of about 170 years.