Dr. Gershom
Bulkeley is a Loyalist. As such, he is loyal to the King of England and upholds the idea of
colonial obedience to the crown. He is rewarded for this loyalty by being made a justice of the
peace for the colony.
Matthew Wood is a colonist whose Puritan ancestors have
been given the right to worship as they wish and settle in the New World to make his living.
These rights were stated in the charter granting Connecticut the freedom to practice whatever
religions the settlers wish to and freedom to be English citizens living in a colony that is to
be self-sustaining. These rights are threatened with a revoking of the charter, so the colonists
steal the charter and hide it to keep these actions from occurring.
The two
are directly opposite in their political views which will be reflected in the up-coming American
Revolution. Even though the two have a falling out, they remain friendly enough to help out in
the time of sickness and justice.
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