1960 Migration
In 1628, a grouping of Puritans controlled by John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley convinced Britain’s King Charles I to put aside an area of land in what’s now the state of Massachusetts. Two years on, in 1630, 10 ships set out for the New World and opened the way for the establishment of the US of America a little over 100 years after.
Colonization of the New World by the French and Spanish was way below way when the Puritans suggested their venture. King Charles had seen the massive wealth that was pouring into the treasuries of those dominions from their Yankee colonies and positively saw a chance to extend English influence in the new lands.
