Area covered includes all of northern Long Island and eastern New York. This is where the Pilgrims ate turkey with the Indians and crazed religious fanatics burned witches at the stake. Beyond these commonly held misconceptions lies a very diverse and morally grounded people. Unlike the southern colonies, the vast majority of these immigrants “possessed another source of strength and stability. They were linked by a common goal. (page 40). Simply put, these settlers believed that God had intended these people to come together and form a "city upon a hill" which would then shine as a "beacon of justice to the rest of the Christian world" (p.