Dossiers History / Histoire Back to previous selection / Retour à la sélection précédente The Two Massachusetts 18 April 2010 LPAC—Historically speaking, there are two traditions of Massachusetts. There is the patriotic faction, represented by the Mathers, Winthrop and Benjamin Franklin. And then, there’s the Tory faction, represented by the British Traitors of 1620-1783, and their forebears today, who are now wittingly acting to dismantle the United States.