Puritan colony

Separatists are the most radical school of English Puritanism. Due to the cruel persecution of the Anglican Church, they left England for the Netherlands on August 1608. Some of them decided to move to North America and signed immigration contracts with companies in Virginia. 1620 September16 led by pastor Blest, took Mayflower to North America. There were 102 passengers on board, including 35 separatists, and the rest were craftsmen, fishermen, poor farmers and 14 indentured slaves. 165438+1October 2 1 day, arrived at Cape Cod (now provine, Massachusetts) and landed in Plymouth on the first day after Christmas. Before landing, that is,165438+1October 2 1 day, the separatist leaders presided over the formulation of the Mayflower Convention in the cabin, and 4 1 free adult men signed it. Its contents are: organizing citizen groups; Formulate just laws, decrees and rules and regulations. This convention laid the foundation for the autonomy of the States in New England.