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| New England Colonies | among the first English colonies established in North America |
| Massachusetts | one of original 13 states including location of Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Connecticut | One of original 13 states including first settlement of Hartford |
| Rhode Island | one of original 13 states including early settlement established by Roger Williams |
| New Hampshire | one of original 13 states including early colonial trading and fishing villages |
| Arabella | English ship of 1000 settlers led by John Winthrop on their way to settle in the Americas in 1630 |
| John Winthrop | Puritan leader and first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Puritans | religious group who wanted to reform the English church |
| Charles I | English king who disliked Puritan religious ideas |
| Massachusetts Bay Company | established in 1625 by Puritans given a charter to build a new society in New England |
| Great Migration | period from 1629 - 40 when more than 20,000 people moved from England to Massachusetts |
| General Court | government assembly of elected church members in Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Thomas Hooker | built Hartford on Connecticut River |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | expanded representative government in the English Colonies |
| Roger Williams | founder of Rhode Island who believed in separation of church and state |
| Anne Hutchinson | put on trial in 1637 because of outspoken religious views |
| Metacom | Wampanog Indian leader waged war against New England Colonies |
| King Philip | English name for Metacom |
| toleration | willingness to let others practice their religion freely |
| whaling products | oil and ivory |
| Sabbath | Sunday, Puritan holy day of rest |
| first synagogue in USA | builit in Newport RI in 1763 |
