Pilgrims and Puritans Table

Pilgrims	Puritans
"Separatists" from the Church of England	"Reformers" or "Purifiers" (dissenting but non-separating)
Saw no hope of reforming the national church from within	Saw the hope or possibility of reforming the national church from within
Left England, first for Holland, then to America	Left England straight to America
Received no help from the Church of England	Received some help from the Church of England
Landed at Cape Cod and founded the Plymouth Plantation in 1620	Landed near present-day Boston and founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630
William Bradford -- well-known governor and historian/writer	John Winthrop -- well-known governor and historian/writer
"Troublemaker" -- Thomas Morton	"Troublemakers" -- Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

Note: the Plymouth Plantation was absorbed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691.