The Puritans .
they established the Plymouth colony
they established the Plymouth colony
the puritans
Massachusetts was founded in 1620 when the Pilgrims, a group of English Puritans, established the Plymouth Colony. This was followed by the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, led by John Winthrop and other Puritans seeking religious freedom. Together, these settlements laid the foundation for the colony of Massachusetts.
The Puritans landed in Massachusetts in 1620, stating the colony
the puritans
the Pilgrims established Plymouth.
The Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony. The Puritans were the group that settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Puritans were the main religious group, as Quakers and other Christian denominations left the colony.
Each group of settlers created a community based on religious beliefs
Salem, Massachusetts was the first established town in Massachusetts Bay Colony. There was a group of settlers from the Dorchester Company that had settled there earlier and left, never establishing a town. This was on Cape Ann.
The Puritans, who believed the Church of England was too hierarchical (among other disagreements) came to Massachusetts for religious freedom, although, like the Plymouth colony, the bay colony was founded under a royal charter