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| 6978601089 | Separatists | Small group of Puritans who sought to break away entirely from the Church of England; after initially settling in Holland, a number of English Separatists made their way to Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts in 1620. | 0 | |
| 6978601090 | Calvinism | Dominant theological credo of the New England Puritans based on the teachings of John Calvin. Calvinists believed in predestination—that only "the elect" were destined for salvation. | 1 | |
| 6978601091 | conversion | Intense religious experience that confirmed an individual's place among the "elect," or the "visible saints." Calvinists who experienced conversion were then expected to lead sanctified lives to demonstrate their salvation. | 2 | |
| 6978601095 | blue laws | Also known as sumptuary laws, they are designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality. Blue laws were passed across the colonies, particularly in Puritan New England and Quaker Pennsylvania. | 3 | |
| 6978601098 | Quakers | Religious group known for their tolerance, emphasis on peace, and idealistic Indian policy, who settled heavily in Pennsylvania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries | 4 | |
| 6979762709 | predestination | The Calvinist doctrine that God has foreordained some people to be saved and some to be damned. | 5 | |
| 6979770993 | elect | In Calvinist doctrine, those who have been chosen by God for salvation. | 6 | |
| 6979775644 | visible saints | In Calvinism, those who publicly proclaimed their experience of conversion and were expected to lead godly lives. | 7 | |
| 6979779501 | calling | In Protestantism, the belief that saved individuals have a religious obligation to engage in worldly work. | 8 | |
| 6979787526 | heresy | Departure from correct or officially defined belief. | 9 | |
| 6979795588 | seditious | Concerning resistance to or rebellion against the government. | 10 | |
| 6979796771 | commonwealth | An organized civil government or social order united for a shared purpose. | 11 | |
| 6979803595 | autocratic | Absolute or dictatorial rule. | 12 | |
| 6979806041 | passive resistance | Nonviolent action or opposition to authority, often in accord with religious or moral beliefs. | 13 | |
| 6979809540 | asylum | A place of refuge and security, especially for the persecuted or unfortunate. | 14 | |
| 6979812317 | proprietary | Concerning exclusive legal ownership, as of colonies granted to individuals by the monarch. | 15 | |
| 6979817777 | naturalization | The granting of citizenship to foreigners or immigrants. | 16 | |
| 6979820159 | ethnic | Concerning diverse peoples or cultures, specifically those of non-Angelo-Saxon background. | 17 | |
| 7056963805 | Fundamental Orders | In 1639 the Connecticut River colony settlers had an open meeting and they established a constitution. It was the first constitution in the colonies and was a beginning for the other states' charters and constitutions. | 18 | |
| 7056966398 | General Court | A Puritan representative assembly elected by the freemen; they assisted the governor; this was the early form of Puritan democracy in the 1600's | 19 | |
| 7056967359 | Pilgrims | Separatists; worried by "Dutchification" of their children they left Holland on the Mayflower in 1620. | 20 |
