Pilgrims
Definition
The Pilgrims were a group of English Puritans who set sail for the New World in 1620. They sought religious freedom and established the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.
Analogy
Think of the Pilgrims like a group of friends who, tired of being told what to do at their old school, decide to start their own club where they can make their own rules.
Related terms
Puritans: A religious group that wanted to "purify" the Church of England from its Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England was not reformed enough.
Mayflower Compact: An agreement reached by the Pilgrims on the ship Mayflower in 1620, just before they landed at Plymouth Rock. It bound them into a civil body politic.
Plymouth Colony: The first permanent settlement in New England; established by English Puritan separatists, later known as the Pilgrims, in 1620.
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