Inhoudsopgave
Waar ligt Zuid Massachusetts?
Massachusetts, dat aan de Atlantische Oceaan ligt, omvat het schiereiland Cape Cod en de eilanden Martha’s Vineyard en Nantucket. Het grenst in het noorden aan de staten New Hampshire en Vermont, in het westen aan New York en in het zuiden aan Connecticut en Rhode Island.
Hoeveel eilanden heeft Verenigde Staten?
Naast de imponerende kustlijnen aan zowel de Atlantische Oceaan, de Pacific en de Golf van Mexico, heeft Amerika maar liefst ruim 18.000 eilanden.
How was the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the owners of the Massachusetts Bay Company, including investors in the failed Dorchester Company which had established a short-lived settlement on Cape Ann in 1623. The colony began in 1628 and was the company’s second attempt at colonization.
What type of government did the Massachusetts Bay Colony have?
The charter of 1629 established the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a charter colony rather than a royal colony or a proprietary colony. This meant that the administration of the colony would be elected by the colonists and the colony would primarily be allowed to self-govern, as long as its laws aligned with those of England.
Why didn’t the Massachusetts Bay Company have to stay in England?
The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company is considered unique because it didn’t have a clause requiring the Massachusetts Bay Company to remain in England. Historians have long debated whether this omission was even unusual and, if so, was it a deliberate attempt by the colonists, perhaps a result of a bribe, in order to flee England?
Where was the first settlement in the New England colonies?
The lands of the settlement were in southern New England, with initial settlements on two natural harbors and surrounding land about 15.4 miles (24.8 km) apart—the areas around Salem and Boston, north of the previously established Plymouth Colony.