Massachusetts Statehood Day: (excerpted from http://www.netstate.com/states/government/ma_government.htm) STATEHOOD:In 1620, the Pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, set sail from England and established a colony in Plymouth. After them came the Puritans along with a royal charter allowing the Massachusetts Bay Company to promote settlement of the territory from “sea to sea” and to govern its colonies. This charter [...]