John Winthrop wrote in A Model of Christian Charity that, "we must be knit together in this work as one man," and that, "we must delight in each other, make others" conditions our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, our community as members of the same body." ... John Winthrop wanted the Massachusetts Bay colony to be, "A city upon a hill. ... Captain John Smith in History of Virginia wrote that, "those of us that had money, spare clothes, credit to give bills of payment, gold rings, fur, or ...

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John Smith and company had come to stay. ... The leader in this colony was John Smith. ... Boston was founded by John Winthrop in 1630, also for religious freedom. New Hampshire's settlement town was Portsmouth It was founded in 1630 by John Mason. ...

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Crime and Punishment in Colonial Massachusetts Throughout Massachusetts's colonial history the interest and confusion can be targeted to the punishments done, for the crimes committed. Presentism is a major idea to remember when reflecting on the actions taken during colonial times. The below excer...

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