Makematic
Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1630, around 1,000 Puritans left England behind for a new start in the New World. Against all odds, they managed to make a success of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. But how did they do it and what impact did it have on our nation?
Crash Course
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America
Discover the first attempts made to colonize and establish the first permanent English colonies in the North American region, from Sir Walter Raleigh's colony at Roanoke and settlement at Jamestown, Virginia to colonies in Maryland and...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American Literature: Video: American Puritanism I
This is a video [1:16:28] on American Puritanism featuring discussions of typology; John Calvin; Arminianism; materialism and idealism; phenomenal vs. noumenal; Puritan "plain style"; the form of the Puritan sermons; the Great Migration;...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Society and Religions in the New England Colonies
Pilgrims and Puritans are compared and contrasted by their purpose for emigrating, environment, social structure, and theology.