Like his father and grandfather, he was deeply involved with the affairs of the Massachusetts colony.

Throughout that war he was instrumental in raising and training troops for the Massachusetts colony.

In 1635, a significant religious division began to grow in the Massachusetts colony.

I was a hand once on a schooner that sailed to the Massachusetts colony.

The Massachusetts colony was dominated by its rivers and coastline.

The British government made even harder laws for the people of the Massachusetts colony.

They were connected with powerful figures in the royal government of the Massachusetts Colony.

While in prison, Nelson learned about secret French plans for attacks against the Massachusetts colonies.

On her mother's side she was descended from the Quincy family, a well-known political family in the Massachusetts colony.