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3. The New England Colonies

Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and the settlements that grew from them: Puritan belief, Puritan dissent, and the Salem trials.

3. The New England Colonies

Depicting the Pilgrims as they leave Holland for new shores, "The Embarkation of the Pilgrims" can be found on the reverse of a $10,000 bill. Too bad the bill…

3a. The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony

At the time of its famous voyage, the Mayflower was roughly 12 years old and had been in the business of shipping wine. Seen here is the replica Mayflower II…

3b. William Bradford and the First Thanksgiving

Copyright 2001 by Pilgrim Hall MuseumAs was the custom in England, the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest with a festival. The 50 remaining colonists and roughl…

3c. Massachusetts Bay: "The City Upon a Hill"

Woodcut by John Foster, Boston, 1677This woodcut represents the earliest known map of New England from 1677. The mapmaker showed west at the top with north to…

3d. Puritan Life

As minister of Boston's Old North Church, Cotton Mather was a popular voice in Puritan New England. His involvement in the witch trials of the 1680s would brin…

3e. Dissent in Massachusetts Bay

Governor John Winthrop expelled Anne Hutchinson from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. There was not too much room for religious disagreement in the Massac…

3f. Reaching to Connecticut

Upon his taking the throne, King James II demanded that Connecticut give up the charter granted by Charles II in 1662. But the citizens refused and hid the doc…

3g. Witchcraft in Salem

Thomkins H. Matteson, 1855. George Jacobs Sr. and his granddaughter Margaret were both accused of witchcraft, but Margaret managed to escape harm by claiming…