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Mayflower CompactThe Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for self-government ever put in force in America. It was drawn up because the Puritans (Pilgrims) wanted to avoid the failures of earlier colonies by establishing a government prior to settlement. It was signed aboard the Mayflower on November 11, 1620 (old style).
Massachusetts Bay ColonyMassachusetts Bay Colony The Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England was chartered in 1629, and given the right to govern a tract of land extending from three miles south of the Charles River to a point three miles north of the Merrimac, west to the Pacific Ocean.
Facts and Figures Total Area (Rank): 10,555 sq mi (44th). Population (Rank): 6,349,097 (13th). Capital: Boston. Ratified Constitution (Rank): February 6, 1788 (6th).
Increase MatherIncrease Mather was a leader in the Puritan church who doubted the effectiveness and fairness of the Salem Witch Trials while never publicly denouncing the trials themselves, nor the people who conducted them.
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