| A | B |
|---|
| charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| JohnWinthrop | leader of colonists who settled north of Plymouth in1630 |
| Arabella | ship that carried John Winthrop and 1000 English colonists |
| Puritans | group of people who wanted to reform the Church of England |
| Pilgrims | group of people who wanted to separate entirely from the Church of England |
| General Court | governing group made up of male church members |
| Great MIgration | 20,000 people migrated from England to Massachusetts from 1629 and 1640 |
| Thomas Hooker | set up colony in Connecticut - thought leaders in Mass. had too much power |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Connecticut laws giving right to vote to all property owners and limited powers to governor |
| toleration | letting others practice their own beliefs |
| Roger Williams | Salem minister who started colony in Rhode Island |
| Anne Hutchinson | accused of challenging religious teachings and ordered to leave Mass. |
