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pilgrim
1.A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons. -
thomas hooker
prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader, who founded the Colony of Connecticut after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. -
john smith
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown. -
john wheelright
John Wheelwright 1592, Saleby, Lincolnshire, England-15 November 1679, Salisbury, Massachusetts was a clergyman in England and America. -
john winthrop
obtained a royal charter, along with other wealthy Puritans, from King Charles I. -
squanto
Pawtuxet Indian. He befriended the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony in 1621 and acted as their interpreter. -
charter
A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, university, or city that is created. -
roger williams
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636. -
toleration
The practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behavior. -
anne hutchinson
American colonist born in England who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643). -
metacom
known as King Philip or Metacomet, or occasionally Pometacom, was a war chief or sachem of the Wampanoag Indians and their leader in King Philip's War. -
representative government
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to. -
roger williams
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism -
town meeting
A meeting of the voters of a town for the transaction of public business.
