The Massachusetts Bay Colony Flashcard [2023Q3]]

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Who declared himself head of the Church of England in 1534?

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King Henry VIII

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What did the Puritans want to do with the practices of the Church of England?

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Simplify them

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Who led the group of Puritan stockholders that gained control of the New England Company?

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John Winthrop

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Where did the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers come from?

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England

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Who established Harvard College in 1636?

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The Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers

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What did Governor Winthrop tell the settlers they were building?

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A city upon a hill

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What was the purpose of the 1647 law regarding towns with 50 or more families?

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To open a grammar school.

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What did the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony grant the colonists? Options: Power to rule the land, Freedom of worship

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Both A and B

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Who was the most important person in establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

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John Winthrop

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What did the Puritans want to find in the New World?

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Religious freedom

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