Pilgrims
Separatists
Left England for Holland in 1608
Concerned about the "Dutchification" of their children
Drew up the Mayflower Compact
Grisly first winter (1620-1621) 44 out of 102 survived

Famous leaders:
William Bradford

Noteworthy:
Will befriend the Wampanoag Indians
Squanto & Massasoit
Sign a peace agreement in 1621
Myles Standish

Puritans:
Sought to reform the English church
Persecuted by King Charles I and Archbishop William Laud
Left England in 1629
"Great Migration" 70,000 left England.
20,000 went to Massachusetts, the rest ti the West Indies & Barbados
Leaders:
John Winthrop & "City on a Hill"
John Cotton (clergy) 6 hours a day

Noteworthy:
Protestant Ethic
Blue Laws- repressed unethical behavior
Opposed Quakers
Ann Hutchinson:
opposed predestination & this was called antinomiansim(heresy)
Roger Williams:
Salem Minister
Challenged the legality of the charter
Challenged the authority of civil government to regulate religious behavior