The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony: A Primary Source Investigation of the 1629 Charter

by Barbara A. Moe

Half-settlement and half-private trading company, the first English colony at Massachusetts Bay struggled to establish a civil government against the pressures of religious intolerance and uncertain relations with Native Americans. Readers will step back in time to the earliest days of American history and see the challenges the first English settlers faced in establishing their own government.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823938018
• ISBN13: 9780823938018
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12