New England Colonies
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Pilgrims at Plymouth
The pilgrims sailed out of England, to what they called Cape Cod. Cape Cod was in Massachusetts at the time. The pilgrims wanted more land, so they traveled to what is now Plymouth. They then settled and suffered a very harsh and brutal winter. Many of them died. The pilgrims made a settlement, and met the Wampanoag Indians.
The two groups had a very big feast, that maybe even lasted three days! For this, the pilgrims got help with farming, and the Wampanoag Indians got military support from the pilgrims. This was called the Mayflower Compact, which benefited both groups. Also, both groups traded and exchanged goods. The pilgrims, as they wanted, got to practice their own religion, and have a happy life in the New England.
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Puritans
North of Plymouth, in a city named Boston by the many people that lived there, were the Puritans. They also named their area the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans very well believed in education, and to the fact that they built the first schools, libraries, and colleges in America. The Puritans also believed in some church rules. They believed that only the church owners could govern, and also in their own religion.