The Great Migration By: Ethan Gaiser, Billy Reed, Kayla Cross, Briana Leon, Keegan Olson
Jamestown, Virginia Sir Francis Drake “Sea Dog” James River Jamestown John Smith 60 total Struggles Tobacco
Reason for Migration Huge European population explosion Land shortage in England Economic depression Religion repression by King Charles I Civil war
John Winthrop Led 1,000 people to Boston “As a city upon a hill” Elected governor “A Modell of Christian Charity”
City Upon a Hill 15,000-20,000 migrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Under the leadership of John Winthrop Very strict Puritan values Religion based society and government
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