Topic > Compare and Contrast the English Colonies - 868

Systematic government, modeled on direct democracy, created a sense of order. However, only church members were allowed participation in political affairs. Once you demonstrated dedication to the church, you could be fully accepted into the community, another integral part of the colony. Over the next few years, the stakes in their colony became more prosperous as they developed profitable trading posts in lumber, fishing, and shipbuilding. Believing that everyone had a place and a purpose, the workforce driving these products was the Pilgrim family. Non-separatist Puritans who had chosen to remain in England began to notice success in Plymouth. Believing that cleansing the Anglican Church was a futile cause, they acted on the Salem land grant provided by the New England Company in 1628. Led by John Winthrop, who later became the first governor, the Puritans unleashed the Great Migration. This continuous influx of people meant an ever-growing workforce and replenishment of supplies by them