Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)

1. Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England

   Sep 6, 1620Labels: Mayflower, Plymouth England

   • Britannica
   • LA Mayflower

2. Mayflower Compact signed at Cape Cod

   Nov 11, 1620Labels: Mayflower Compact, Cape Cod

   • Britannica
   • Pilgrim Hall

3. Mayflower party lands at Plymouth Harbor

   Dec 18, 1620Labels: Plymouth Colony, Plymouth Harbor

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

4. Plymouth and Wampanoag sign peace treaty

   Mar 22, 1621Labels: Plymouth Colony, Massasoit

   • HISTORY
   • MassHist

5. Harvest feast later called “First Thanksgiving”

   Oct 1, 1621Labels: Harvest Feast, Wampanoag

   • Pilgrim Hall
   • TIME

6. Massachusetts Bay receives colonization charter

   Mar 4, 1629Labels: Massachusetts Bay, King Charles

   • Britannica
   • MA Archives

7. Cambridge Agreement commits leaders to emigrate

   Aug 26, 1629Labels: Cambridge Agreement, Massachusetts Bay

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

8. Winthrop Fleet arrives, launching major migration

   Jun 1, 1630Labels: Winthrop Fleet, John Winthrop

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

9. Puritan government consolidates in Massachusetts Bay

   Jan 1, 1631Labels: Massachusetts Bay, General Court

   • MA Archives
   • Britannica

10. Roger Williams banished; flees in winter

    Jan 1, 1636Labels: Roger Williams, Massachusetts Bay

    • NPS
    • Smithsonian

11. Antinomian Controversy fractures Massachusetts Bay

    Jan 1, 1636Labels: Antinomian Controversy, Anne Hutchinson

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Portsmouth Compact founded by Hutchinson’s followers

    Mar 7, 1638Labels: Portsmouth Compact, Anne Hutchinson

    • Wikipedia
    • Britannica

13. English political upheaval helps end the Great Migration

    Jan 1, 1640Labels: English Civil, Great Migration

    • Wikipedia
    • Britannica