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Early in his colonizing venture, William Penn saw that Pennsilvania needed access to the Atlantic coast. In 1682

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In 1632, King Charles I granted Goerge Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, a large territory north of the Potomac River.

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Roger Williams came to Massachusetts in 1631, not as a true Putian but as a separate congregationalist.

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Went a step further. Vowed to rule without Parliament, hreateninng English Liberties that renewed religious persecution would follor this breach of political freedom.

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By the fall of 1630, the Puritians had established Boston and several other towns. Despite many hardships, the Massachusetts Bay Colony grew rapidly.

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The seeds of the English Reformation had been planted as early as the 14th century, he exposed false doctrines of the Roman church and had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time.

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The English people had access to the Bible in their own language as never before.One historian said, "The whole temper of the nation felt the change."

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Although Spain and France had already begun the race for empire in the New World, England intended to claim her share of territory. But more than national competition spurred the colonization effort, the desire of many Englishmen for freedom - religious, political, and economic freedom - would motivate them to emigrate to the American colonies.

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MOVE TOWARD POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

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MOVE TOWARD POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

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Yet the English came to America in God's perfect timing, for by then England had become a Prostentant nation in which the Bible was freely available to all.

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In the 16th century, also translated the Word of God into the English language and gave England the first printed English Bible.

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In the 1530s, broke England's ties with the Roman church, for personal reasons, the English people were ready for a split with Rome.

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Engalnd also had an admirable political heritage. Since Anglo-Saxon times, English rulers and their subjects had been developing a form of limited representative goverment under the rule of law.

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Between 1603 and 1649, the English kings tried to esteblish and absolute monarchy, that is, they attempted to rule by their own dictates, disregarding English law.

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The discovery of the New World marked the beginning of a great race for empire among the power race for empire among the powers of Europe.

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In 1497, John Cabot, an Italian navigatir sailing for England, explored the earterncoast of North America from Labrador to Virginia.

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Seventeenth-century England had only one recognized church, the Church of England ( Anglican Church ).
The desire for religious freedom brought many dissenters to America during the colonial period.

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Several economic hardships plagued the Enlish people during the 17th century, including inflation, a short-age of land, and unemployment.

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In 1929, Charles I issued a charter for the formation of the Massachusetts Bay Company, a joint - stock company composed primarily of Puritan businessmen,

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Was chosen to be governor; recruits were enlisted, and preparations were made fot hte voyage. In March 1630, fleet of 11 ships carrying a total of 700 passengers sailed for Massachsetts.

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Beginning with Maryland in 1632, the English founded several propietarycolonies