Massachusetts Bay Colony

The phrase “city on a hill” refers to a community that others will look up to. John Winthrop used this phrase to describe the Massachusetts Bay colony, which he believed would become a shining...

According to John Winthrop, natural liberty is the freedom to do as one chooses, constrained only by natural laws, allowing both good and evil actions. In contrast, moral liberty, or civil liberty,...

John Winthrop left England at a time when those with puritanical beliefs such as his were frowned upon and mistrusted under the rule of Charles I. Winthrop gave his "Christian Charity" serom...

A similarity between both settlements is the hopeful realization intrinsic to them.  One of the primary similarities between the English founding of colonies in both the Chesapeake and those...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by English Puritans who formed a company, known as the Massachusetts Bay Company, in England with the purpose of creating a colony for likeminded men and...

The United States with it's (originally) pretty unique type of government has always been a model for other less enlightened countries. We must be aware and conduct business accordingly. This does...

Roger Williams was an extremely important person in colonial America. He was a co-founder of Rhode Island and founder of the city of Providence. Williams was a major proponent of religious freedom...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded primarily for religious freedom. Puritans sought to escape persecution in England and establish a society based on their religious beliefs. This colony aimed...

Roger Williams was expelled from Massachusetts due to his religious and political beliefs, which clashed with the Puritan leadership. His advocacy for the separation of church and state and fair...

Though she was the daughter of an Anglican religious leader in England, Anne Marbury Hutchinson became a follower of nonconformist minister John Cotton. When Cotton's reformist ideas led him to the...

The early Massachusetts and Pennsylvania colonies differed significantly in religious, economic, and cultural aspects. Massachusetts, settled by Puritans, strictly enforced their religious practices,...