Title: Massachusetts Bay Colony: Religion, History & Economy - History Class [2021 Video] | Study.com
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Massachusetts Bay Colony: Religion, History & Economy
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony
Forming the 'City on a Hill'
Life & Economy
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Content: By 1629, many Puritans were tired of trying to reform the church in England, and they feared that God would soon punish the sinful English. A wealthy group of Puritans formed the Massachusetts Bay Company, a joint stock company that hired 17 ships to transport the Puritans to their new home in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans were led by a one-time lawyer named John Winthrop, who became one of the most powerful religious leaders in the colony. Winthrop wrote that the Massachusetts Bay Colony must become a ' city on a hill ,' an example of a perfect religious community. 5:52
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