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Content: Each region was founded for a different reason and attracted a different group of people. Massachusetts 
The Pilgrims first arrived at what would become the Massachusetts colony in 1620. They named the spot they landed at Plymouth, after the port they left behind in England. In 1628, a group of puritans arrived in the area with a charter from the Council of New England. By 1691, the three separate groups living in the colony united and became the royal colony of Massachusetts. History of Massachusetts - Detailed history of Massachusetts from its beginnings as a colony to the 21st century. History of the Massachusetts Bay Colony - Timeline of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Religion in Colonial America - Article discussing the religious reasons the colonists came to America. Rhode Island 
Colonists began to settle in Rhode Island in 1620, but an official colony was not formed until 1636, when puritan Roger Williams was banned from Salem, MA for his thoughts. Compared to Massachusetts, Rhode Island became a colony for people who wanted to practice religion freely.