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The Great Migration By: Ethan Gaiser, Billy Reed, Kayla Cross, Briana Leon, Keegan Olson
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Jamestown, Virginia Sir Francis Drake “Sea Dog” James River Jamestown John Smith 60 total Struggles Tobacco
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Reason for Migration Huge European population explosion Land shortage in England Economic depression Religion repression by King Charles I Civil war
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John Winthrop Led 1,000 people to Boston “As a city upon a hill” Elected governor “A Modell of Christian Charity”
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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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Work Cited 1.Bremer, Francis J. "John Winthrop." American Historians, 1607-1865. Ed. Clyde Norman Wilson. Detroit: Gale, 1984. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 30. Literature Resource Center. Web. 31 Aug. 2015. 1."John Winthrop." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. World History in Context. Web. 31 Aug. 2015. 2."Puritan Migration, 1630-1643." Historic U.S. Events. Detroit: Gale, 2012. U.S. History in Context. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.
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