| Term | Definition |
| Roger Williams | Was a minister in Salem, MA & founded Providence, RI & thought people should be able to follow their own religious beliefs |
| Anne Hutchinson | Questioned the authority and teachings of the Puritans ministers |
| David Thomson | Founded Strawberry Banke, which later became Portsmouth, NH |
| John Endecott | Led the first group of Puritans to New England |
| Thomas Hooker | Founded Hartford, CT, with his followers |
| John Winthrop | organized a confederation of New England settlers & brought a 2nd group of Puritans to Mass. Bay Colony & served as the governor several times |