They wanted to live free from religious persecution.
The king of England would not let the puritans worship their god.
The Puritans came to the New World because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
They wanted to live free from religious persecution. The king of England would not let the puritans worship their god. The Puritans came to the New World because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
They wanted to live free from religious persecution.The king of England would not let the puritans worship their god.The Puritans came to the New World because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
Puritans were followers of the teachings of Calvin and believed, like the Separatists, that man was born in sin and they all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. To become saved, they would have to prove they were worthy while here on earth. To be worthy one would prosper, be faithful, and lead a successful life. Instead of separating from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” the Church of the influence of the Catholic Church within the Anglican Church, thus the name, Puritans. Puritans wanted to remove themselves from non-Puritans. They originally wanted to leave Great Britain because they were not pleased with the way non-Puritans were worshipping without much interference.
The Puritans left England because of the Religious practices.They settled in Jamestown.
John Alden was raised as a Puritan. After he left to fight in the war, he still believed in God, but was not as eccentric about his beliefs as the Puritans.
They wanted to live free from religious persecution. The king of England would not let the puritans worship their god. The Puritans came to the New World because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
The Puritans.
They wanted to live free from religious persecution. The king of England would not let the puritans worship their god. The Puritans came to the New World because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
There was no cable tv.
To worship what they wished
They left to find religious freedom. The Church of England was no friendlier to Puritans than were the Catholic regions of Europe. They were widely restricted and persecuted.
The Puritans left England (old England, that is) for New England in America in order to worship God in the manner they believed was correct.
Puritans left England and went to America, the new world.
One such settler was a puritan minister named Thomas Hooker.
They left to find religious freedom. The Church of England was no friendlier to Puritans than were the Catholic regions of Europe. They were widely restricted and persecuted.
Many thousands of Puritans left their homeland to found new settlements around the world
Many thousands of Puritans left their homeland to found new settlements around the world