Massachussets Bay Colony
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Was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Establishment
January 1631: A flotilla of ships sailed from England beginning in April 1630, sometimes known as the Winthrop Fleet. They began arriving at Salem in June and carried more than 700 colonists, Governor John Winthrop, and the colonial charter.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was as an armed conflict that took place between 1636 and 1638 in New England between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists from the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies and their allies from the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes.
July 1637: The Fairfield Swamp Fight was the last engagement of the Pequot War and marked the defeat of the Pequot tribe. Their territory was integrated into Connecticut.
Was a revolution in England and Scotland that led to the deposition of Catholic King James II.
November 1688: By November 1688 William of Orange, who was Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and his wife Mary, were in control of England and Wales. They would later become King and Queen of Great Britain.
January 1642: In 1641, the communities in the Province of New Hampshire were placed under the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, under the leadership of Governor John Winthrop.
January 1659: By 1658 Massachusetts had completed the assimilation of all of Gorges' original territory into its jurisdiction.
January 1680: In 1679, Charles II issued a colonial charter for the Province of New Hampshire and appointed John Cutt as President. Cutt was a prominent merchant and politician who played a key role in the early governance of the province.
October 1691: The Massachussets Bay Colony was chartered on October 7, 1691 by William III and Mary II, who were the joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland at the time. This marked the transition of the territory to the Province of Massachussets Bay.
Disestablishment
October 1691: The Massachussets Bay Colony was chartered on October 7, 1691 by William III and Mary II, who were the joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland at the time. This marked the transition of the territory to the Province of Massachussets Bay.
