In 1629, the Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England, primarily made up of Puritan members, obtained a royal charter from King Charles I to establish the Massachusetts Bay colony in America.
After the English Restoration, where the Puritans were eventually hated by the citizens, the Puritans went to the Massachusetts, one of the 13 colonies. The Puritans went there because they wanted to escape a religious persecution in Europe. Also, Massachusetts was a free land that the Puritans weren't going to be judged or have a religious persecution.
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England of what they viewed as Roman Catholic practices. They believed in living a simple, moral life based on strict religious principles and emphasized hard work and thrift. The Puritans played a significant role in the settlement and development of the American colonies.
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The English Civil War of 1642 led to increased tensions and divisions among settlers in the American colonies, as many Puritans supported the Parliament while Royalists remained loyal to the Crown. This conflict spurred a wave of migration, particularly of Puritan groups seeking religious and political freedom, which further established Puritan communities in New England. Additionally, the war influenced colonial governance and ideas about rights and representation, laying the groundwork for future democratic principles in America. Ultimately, the war contributed to a growing sense of independence from English authority in the colonies.
The American colonies that eventually became Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island were primarily founded by English Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom. The Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in 1620, while the Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Connecticut was settled by Puritans from Massachusetts, and Rhode Island was founded by dissenters, including Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, who sought separation of church and state.
Very strict English Protestants were commonly referred to as Puritans. They sought to "purify" the Church of England from practices they viewed as remnants of Catholicism. Puritans emphasized a more personal and direct relationship with God, advocating for simplicity in worship and strict moral codes. Their beliefs and practices significantly influenced religious and cultural developments in England and the American colonies.
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The official name for the type of people that settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans, but we know them better as the Pilgrims. They left England to gain religious freedom for themselves and their families.
As one of the first American colonies, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was officially chartered for the sake of trade between the New World and the Old. At the same time, though secretly, it was organized as a refuge for religious separatists, known as Puritans, who protested many of the practices of the official English church and were in turn often persecuted by the same.
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