Year Massachusetts Colony Founded:
1620
Founded By:
Separatists - Puritans
Motivation for Founding:
Separatists in England fled to Holland in 1608 and then decided to find refuge in America where they could create a home for themselves in the Massachusetts Colony. They came over on the Mayflower.
Significance:
The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower created the Mayflower Compact. This agreement to form a government and to submit to the will of the majority set up the precedent of written constitutions.
Important People:
William Bradford - Chosen governor thirty times in annual elections.
Priscilla and John Alden
John Winthrop
Priscilla and John Alden
John Winthrop
