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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Economy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Government in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Daily Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Working in the Colony
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Content: The middle class was able to vote, (lower class people could not) and very few people could work in the government and be in charge. Others were skilled tradesmen or had certain jobs and professions. People in the highest "class" were able to own land and plantations. People in this colony could harvest and take corn, beans, squash, rye, sheep, cattle, and timber. Since there was such poor soil, they weren't able to harvest other plants such as tobacco. The Massachusetts Bay Colony would also trade everything they harvested: rye, corn, squash, beans, etc. They also trade fur with others. They traded with different parts of Europe and other colonies. Founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop founded Massachusetts in 1630.