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Definition of Massachusetts bay colony

1. Noun. One of the British colonies that formed the United States.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Massachusetts Bay Colony

Literary usage of Massachusetts bay colony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1917)
"CHARTER OF massachusetts bay colony, 1629 "The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England" were granted a patent by the Council for New ..."

2. History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the United States by Emory Richard Johnson, Thurman William Van Metre, Grover Gerhardt Huebner, David Scott Hanchet (1922)
"The London Company and early trade of Virginia, 21. The Plymouth colony and its early trade organization, 2$. The Massachusetts Bay colony ..."

3. Short History of the Christian Church by John Fletcher Hurst (1892)
"While massachusetts bay colony had royal credentials, and was of greater number, the Plymouth Colony was older ; had been making laws ; expanding; ..."

4. Principles of Secondary Education by Alexander James Inglis (1918)
"The massachusetts bay colony law of 1647. While Harvard College had been established by the General Court in 1636 and legislation touching on education had ..."

5. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"... and the massachusetts bay colony consummated in November, 1634. 1 Winthrop, vol. i., pp. 147, 149. The Plymouth settlers obtained their knowledge of ..."

6. A History of the United States by William Coligny Doub (1906)
"These two men and their heirs frequently complained to the king that the Massachusetts Bay colony was interfering with their rights, and thus gave him an ..."

7. A Short History of the United States by John Spencer Bassett (1913)
"diction had been granted to former members and the council, who now held of the king directly. THE massachusetts bay colony The Pilgrims were Separatist^, ..."

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