| A | B |
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| Puritans | religious group who wanted to reform the Church of England |
| emigrate | to leave one's country and settle elsewhere |
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | Puritan settlement in New England |
| Great Migration | Between 1629 and 1640, more than 20,000 people journeyed from England to Massachusetts. |
| General Court | an elected representative assembly of Puritan church members |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | plan of government written by Thomas Hooker and other settlers of Connecticut |
| Essence of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | 1.Gave the vote to all property owners. 2.limited the governors power |
| toleration | willingness to let others practice their point of view |
| Rhode Island | Colony established by Roger Williams in 1644 |
| Anne Hutchinson | Independent minded Puritan woman who was ordered out of the colony for her differing religious beliefs |
| New Hampshire | An extension on Massachusetts which was made into a separate colony in 1680 |
| Metacom | Wampanoag leader who waged a 15 month war against the English called "King Philip's War." |
| John Winthrop | First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Thomas Hooker | Founder of Connecticut. He believe that power of the government rests upon "the free consent of the people." |
| Roger Williams | Founder of Rhode Island who believed that the business of the church and state should be completely separate. |
| Mass. Conn. Rhode Is. NH | The New England colonies |
