New England Colonies

Sir Fernando Gorges land grant was never settled, and part of it was claimed for

Massachusetts

Why were the Fundamental Orders important, and what did they provide for Connecticut colonists?

The Fundamental Orders became a model for future states and cities all over America.

What are the reasons settlers left Massachusetts for Rhode Island and Connecticut?

They were exiled from Massachusetts. They disagreed with the strict Puritan rule. There was not enough land in Massachusetts.

John Endicott

led a group of Puritans to Salem

Mayflower Compact

in signing this document, the Pilgrims agreed to obey their government

True of Massachusetts colonies

Puritans purchased a controlling interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During the first winter, half the colonists at Plymouth died. The people who came were persecuted by the Anglican Church. The Puritans wanted to stay in the Anglican Church. Cities begun by the settlers included Boston and Salem.

Plantation

a farm of many acres, worked by slaves or servants

charter

a formal document granting special rights or privileges to a person or company

Separatists

a group of protestants who wanted to separate from the church of England

puritans

english protestants who tried to simplify rituals in the church of england

John Mason

established New Hampshire

Thomas Hooker

established the settlement of Connecticut

Roger Williams

established the settlement of Rhode Island

John Carver

first governor of the Plymouth colony

Plymouth

first settlement started by the Pilgrims was the New England Coast