. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. ,Canonicus, sent to Plymouth a very war-like mes-sage. It was a bundle of arrows, wrapped in arattle-snake skin. For answer Governor Bradfordsent back the skin filled with powder and red men took the hint and Canonicus letthe settlers alone. 93. The Puritans.—The Pilgrims had sepa-rated from the Church of England because theydid not believe in all the forms and ceremoniesof that church. But there were many who, whilethey did not like the Church of England, still didnot want to separate themselves f
. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. ,Canonicus, sent to Plymouth a very war-like mes-sage. It was a bundle of arrows, wrapped in arattle-snake skin. For answer Governor Bradfordsent back the skin filled with powder and red men took the hint and Canonicus letthe settlers alone. 93. The Puritans.—The Pilgrims had sepa-rated from the Church of England because theydid not believe in all the forms and ceremoniesof that church. But there were many who, whilethey did not like the Church of England, still didnot want to separate themselves from it. They 53 84 ENGLISH COLONIES IN AMERICA thought that the service and mode of worship should be persons were called Puritans, because they wished topurify the Church. They were bitterly persecuted. Whenthey received news of how the Pilgrims were getting alongin New England, many of the Puritans thought that they shouldalso like to emigrate to America. 94. Massachusetts Bay Colony.—The Puritans made afew settlements on the shores of Massachusetts Bay. Later. Puritans Landing-. they bought a tract of land from the Plymouth tract extended from three miles south of the Charlesriver to three miles north of the Merrimac and westward tothe Pacific Ocean. King Charles I. gave the colonists a charter and they tookthe name of the Massachusetts Bay Company. This charter THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES 85 was taken to the new colony. It gave the Company the rightto elect their own governor and a council who could makelaws for the colony. 95. Growth of the Colony.—Both the Plymouth and Massa-chusetts Bay Colonies grew rapidly. In 1630 a great emi-gration of Puritans took place. John Winthrop, a wealthyPuritan, sailed from England with eleven ships, carryingnearly a thousand persons, together with many horses, cattle,and abundant provisions. They settled at Salem and Charles-town, and later founded the city of Boston. These settlementsgrew rapidly. In the cour
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