the great migration by: ethan gaiser, billy reed, kayla cross, briana leon, keegan olson
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The Great MigrationBy: Ethan Gaiser, Billy Reed, Kayla Cross, Briana Leon, Keegan Olson
Jamestown, Virginia
Sir Francis Drake “Sea Dog” James RiverJamestownJohn Smith60 totalStrugglesTobacco
Reason for Migration
Huge European population explosionLand shortage in EnglandEconomic depressionReligion repression by King Charles ICivil 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 WinthropVery strict Puritan values Religion based society and government
Work Cited1. 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. 2015.2. "John Winthrop." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. World History in Context. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.3. "Puritan Migration, 1630-1643." Historic U.S. Events. Detroit: Gale, 2012. U.S. History in Context. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.