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How did John Winthrop change the government of Massachusetts
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How did John Winthrop change the government of Massachusetts

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John Winthrop was an English Puritan and an important governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He helped make the colony a strong and lasting settlement in America. (1588-1649). The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English Puritan named John Winthrop.
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He was known for his authoritarian stance on government, conservatism, and view of his colony's potential as a city upon a hill. He opposed unconstrained democracy and suffrage for all of the residents.
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