dominions — the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
immigrants — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
pilgrims — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
puritans — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
