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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Winthrop Fleet
Colony Founding
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King Philip's War - 1675
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Salem Witch Trials - 1692
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Content: 1000 settlers came with Winthrop in 1630 but about 20% died in the first harsh winter. This was despite being better supplied and financed than the early Plymouth Colony. First settlements were crude dugouts, indian-style wigwams or simple cabins. Religious Life
Puritans strongly believed their faith was the only true faith and the all others were incorrect, especially the Church of England, Roman Catholics and Quakers and other Protestant groups. They were quite intollerant expelled those disagreed with the established orthodoxy. Including Roger Williams in 1635 and Anne Hutchison in 1636, both to Rhode Island. In 1636, Harvard College was founded by the Puritans to help promote their ideals. All classes were taught in Latin. By 1640, the Bay Colony had a core leadership group of 300 practicing Puritans that strongly enforced strict moral standards throughout the colony. By 1640s and 1650s, many colonists strayed away from their Puritan faith as they pursued material wealth and personal well-being.