The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A Primary Source Investigation into the 1629 Charter
Half-settlement and half-private trading company, the first English colony at Massachusetts Bay struggled to establish a civil government against the pressures of religious intolerance and uncertain relations with Native Americans. Readers will step back in time to the earliest days of American history and see the challenges the first English settlers faced in establishing their own government.
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Book Review--"...a history that must be read from cover to cover."
--School Library Journal
