Great Migration of Puritans
E1595
The Great Migration of Puritans was a large-scale movement of English Protestants to New England in the early 17th century, driven by religious and political tensions in England and resulting in the establishment of enduring Puritan communities in North America.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English emigration to North America
→
historical event → religious migration → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Puritan Migration
→
Puritan Great Migration → |
| approximateNumberOfMigrants |
20000
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| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of England
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| destination |
Connecticut Colony
→
Massachusetts Bay Colony → New England → New Haven Colony → Plymouth Colony → Rhode Island → |
| endTime |
1640
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| followedBy |
English Civil War
→
decline of Puritan emigration after 1640 → |
| hasTheme |
formation of colonial societies
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migration for conscience → religious dissent → |
| influenced |
American colonial education traditions
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New England political institutions → New England religious culture → later American concepts of covenant and community → |
| mainCause |
desire for religious freedom
→
desire to establish a godly commonwealth → political tensions between Parliament and the English monarchy → religious persecution of Puritans in England → |
| originRegion |
England
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| partOf |
English colonization of North America
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|
| politicalContext |
conflict over Anglican Church reforms
→
reign of Charles I of England → |
| precededBy |
founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620
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| religiousAffiliation |
English Protestantism
→
Puritanism → |
| result |
development of New England town-based governance
→
establishment of enduring Puritan communities in New England → formation of a predominantly English Protestant culture in New England → spread of Congregational churches in New England → strengthening of English presence in North America → |
| significantEvent |
establishment of Massachusetts Bay Colony
→
founding of Boston → founding of Puritan towns in New England → |
| significantFigure |
Anne Hutchinson
→
John Cotton → John Endecott → John Winthrop → Thomas Hooker → |
| startTime |
1620
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| timePeriod |
early 17th century
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Migration of Puritans
("Great Puritan Migration")
→
Great Migration of Puritans ("Puritan Great Migration") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Samuel Dudley
("Puritan migration to New England")
→
Thomas Dudley ("Great Puritan Migration") → |
movement |
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A Model of Christian Charity
("Puritan migration to New England")
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associatedWith |
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Puritanism
("Great Migration to New England")
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associatedWithEvent |
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James Bowdoin
("New England colonists")
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ethnicGroup |
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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notableEvent |
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Arbella
("Great Migration to New England")
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operatedDuring |
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Arbella
("Great Migration")
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partOf |