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Massachusetts Bay 4: Commonwealth
Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
English - May 16, 2018 16:22 - 23 minutes - 11 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory americanhistorypodcast colonialamericanhistory historypodcast unitedstateshistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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1631-32 was a time of relative calm and optimism for Puritans in England, so emigration to the New World slowed down. Colonists were able to spend the two years building an autonomous commonwealth, making peace with the Indians, and solidifying their claims against people with rival colonial ambitions.