A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.

Group of English Protestants who wanted to break away from the Church of England. They established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620 to seek religious freedom after having lived briefly in the Netherlands.

A Wampanoag man that helped facilitate peace and farming for the colonists in New England

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. The set of rules was signed by the 41 Pilgrim men and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

The first written Constitution in America, it allowed male non-church members to vote. It described established the structure and powers of the the government set up by towns in this colony.

A Puritan governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony known for Speaker of "City upon a Hill" sermon.