Massachusetts Bay
The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620. The Puritans did not sign a charter, as they arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630 under a royal charter granted by King Charles I.
The Puritans.
1630
Puritans formed the New England company and received a royal charter to establish the Massachusetts Bay Company.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony
The charter took away some of the Puritans political privileges
They wanted to escape religious persecution back in England, and England agreed because it got the Puritans out of England.
The Plymouth Company who allowed the Puritans to use the charter granted by the King of England.
Puritans and Pilgrims.New England was settled by English Puritans. Hence the name New England.
The Puritans founded Massachusetts. They came to Massachusetts for religious freedom. The bay colony was founded under a royal charter.
They left for the charter of privileges.
Puritans formed the New England company and received a royal charter to establish the Massachusetts Bay Company.