A person who shapes iron into tools and other items.
Merchant
A person who made a living by trading goods between the colonies and different countries.
Pillory
A wooden frame into which a person's head and hands were locked. Punishment for breaking the law.
Salem
This was the first town the puritans built when they arrived from England. It later became the sight of the Salem Witch Trials. It is still a city on the North Shore.
John Winthrop
He was the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Anne Bradstreet
She was America's first poet.
England
A country across the Atlantic Ocean. The Puritans left this country because they disagreed with the King's religious beliefs.
Gristmill
A place where grain is ground into flour.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The land the puritans settled along the coast of Massachusetts Bay (the water). It includes the towns of Boston and Salem.
Hornbook
A wooden paddle with a sheet of paper attached to it that had words printed on it. These were used in schools to teach the puritan children.
