click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Massachusetts Bay Co
Use these terms for the test on January 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Puritans | The people who settled Massachusetts Bay Colony. They left England looking for religious freedom. |
| Anne Hutchinson | A Puritan woman who believed that women could interpret the Bible. She was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
| John Winthrop | An important governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
| Mary Dyer | A Quaker woman who wanted religious freedom in Boston. She was hanged for her faith. |
| Salem Witch Trials | A series of trials in Salem, Massachusetts where a group of girls gained social power by wrongfully accusing people of witch craft. |
| Spectral Evidence | The belief that visions of ghosts and spirits could be used as evidence. This was used by girls in Salem to accuse people of witch craft. |
| 1630 | The year Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded. |