William Bradford - Pilgrim and first governor of Plymouth who was chosen 30 times.
patroonship - Dutch land in the Hudson River Bay that was granted to promoters who agreed to
settle 50 people on them. predestination - The idea that God has already determined who is
going to heaven and to hell Bible Commonwealth - Political economy such as that in
Massachusetts Bay and New Haven where religion dominated. Religious officials had special
privileges and laws were based off the Bible. Quakers - Religious dissenters in England during
the mid-1600s. They believed in equality of all people, resisted the military, and refused to
support the Church of England with taxes. They had very good relations with the Indians.