- Puritans fled New England to escape the wrath of King James I
        o Sailed over on the Mayflower in 1620
                § Signed the Mayflower Compact
                        · Agreement to make laws for the general good of the colony
                        · Established people as the source of political power
                § Landed in Plymouth, MA in 1620
                        · John Winthrop is first governor
- Massachusetts Bay Colony 1629
        o Winthrop founded joint-stock company
                § Puritans come by the masses prepared to develop good farming villages
                        · Prevented starvation and hunger
        o Puritans aimed to create a moral society based on the Bible
                § Led to a close relationship between church and state
                        · Laws reflected Puritan views
        o Puritan Government
                § All adult male members of the Puritan church could vote
                § Legislative body was called the General Court
                        · Made laws and selected the governor
- Puritan Dissenters
        o Roger Williams 1636
                § Founded Rhode Island
                        · Separation between church and state
                        · Guaranteed state and religious freedom
        o Anne Hutchinson 1638
                § Believed that people could interpret the Bible by themselves
                § Banished to Rhode Island in 1638