In the early 1600's people were searching, searching for freedom from
the tyrannical kings of Europe and searching for new lives. Many
people found this freedom and the new life they were looking for by
moving to the new world. The land was first settled by Christopher
Columbus and his trio of ships. After word got back to England of
the settlements, more and more people started to migrate to the new
world. Some of these people who moved to the new world were
called puritans.
Around 1629, the King of England, Charles I granted a charter to the
'Governor and company of the Massachu…
