Pilgrims 1620, Puritans 1630. The distinction is actually quite interesting and can be explained in crypto terms. The Pilgrims were pure separatists, anarchists in a sense. Against the Church of England. The Puritans were more pragmatic non-separatists. The Church of England existed and they (at least nominally) accepted its authority, but wanted to found their own sub-branch as far away as possible. Roughly: Pilgrims were more like crypto-anarchists (who do not accept the legitimacy of the state) and Puritans more like crypto exchange founders (who accept the existence of the state, but want maximum freedom within the law). The pragmatic Puritans ultimately economically preponderated, because they could bridge between tyranny (the Church of England), civilization (their own City on a Hill), and anarchy (the American frontier).
