Understanding the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Understanding the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Author: James Wolfe
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0766068706

Early American colonists were optimistic adventurers who helped build a new settlement. But they also experimented with creating a new society. The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was the first political document written in the United States, a first attempt at self-government. Discover who wrote this document and why, and how it influenced the creation of the United States government.