| A | B |
| Pilgrims | English settlers who rejected the Church of England and founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620 |
| Puritans | English settlers who wanted to purify the practices of the Church of England and founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Mayflower Compact | a written agreement by the men who sailed on the Mayflower that provided self government |
| Great Migration | the movement of Puritans from England to start colonies in America for religious freedom |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | a set of laws tht the Puritans wrote to govern themselves |
| Roger Williams | a minister who left the Puritans in Massachusetts to go to Rhode Island and founded the Baptist church in America |
| Anne Hutchinson | a Puritan who believed that a person could worship without the help of a church, minister, or Bible. She was forced to leave Massachusetts because of her beliefs |
| King Philip's War | a war between the Native Americans and the Puritan colonies |