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Early History of Boston, 1630-1650

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  • Period: to

    Setting Sail!

    The Puritans set sail for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the New World from England aboard the Arbella.

  • Arrival in Charlestown.

  • Beginning of Boston

    Governor John Winthrop purchases the Shawmut Peninsula south of Charlestown from William Blackstone. This land would be called "Boston."
  • Period: to

    Bible Commonwealth Created

  • Founding of Harvard

  • Ann Hutchinson Brought To Trial

    Her Trial Through Primary Sources

  • Tremendous Population Growth

    30,000 people have come to Boston since it was founded in 1630l
  • Creation of Public Schools

    Creation of Public Schools

  • Two-House Legislature Created

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