Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Massachusetts Bay Colony (not to be confused with the earlier Plymouth Colony nearby) was founded in Boston in 1630 by the Puritans.The name "Massachusetts" came from the Algonquian Indian word that means "a big hill place." The Puritans wished to set up a religious society away from England. The Puritans were members of the Anglican Church who were dissenting against the new Catholic monarchs. The Puritans were influenced by John Calvin. The colony was a theocracy. John Winthrop was one of its early leaders. The Puritans did not tolerate other religious views. Quakers, Baptists, Catholics, and Jews were hanged in Boston. Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were forced from the colony due to dissenting political beliefs. Williams founded the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and after living for a short time in Rhode Island, Hutchinson settled in what is today New York.