The 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony was created as the first true Republic in the New World. Just as now, the fight then was the right to create a nation free from colonial tyranny through sovereign credit, internal improvements, and scientific progress. Slavery had absolutely no role in this except as a deliberate British operation to destroy this great project. (Permission for use granted from Diane Sare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBa3LSY_j3Q&list=PLcsM-DUYwggYn6ESAPvU7sNSGZYdcCtkU&index=12&ab_channel=DianeSare)