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Anglican Church
Religious freedom D
Pilgrims F
Mayflower Compact G
Puritans
Town hall meetings
Public schools E
Religious dissenters

1620. Members of a religious group who wanted to separate from the Church of England. (Around 100 people came over on the Mayflower Ship. Less than half were Pilgrims).
1630-1640. Religious group that wanted to “purify” the Church of England. 1000’s would come over from England in the following years.
Colonists governed themselves through meetings, in which most or all members of a community came together to discuss policies, laws and budgets for their community. These meetings mixed religion and politics. Leaders were usually upper church members.
A belief that one has the right to choose any religion that they want.
A system of education that developed in parts of Massachusetts which put an importance on people being able to read so that they could study the bible.
People who either chose to or were put out of their religious groups for having different religious views from the majority. Many Puritan dissenters left Massachusetts and started other colonies where laws were created to protect religious freedom.
A political document created by the Pilgrims that made rules for self-government. They created this document before they exited the Mayflower ship.
Relating to the Church of England