1. How did the first settlers decide where to establish towns?
2. How were additional towns established?
"Puritans Leave for Massachusetts"
In 1630, approximately 1,000 Puritans came to Massachusetts under the leadership of John Winthrop.
"Site for Cambridge Selected"
Colonists sited their first capital along the northern bank of the Charles River.
"William Pynchon Buys Land for Springfield"
Pynchon established a fur trading center on the Connecticut River.
"Marblehead Carved Out of Salem"
One by one, people in larger towns created or “seeded” new towns.