The Puritans were given their name because they sought to "purify" the Church of England from perceived Roman Catholic practices and beliefs that they considered to be corrupt. They wanted a simpler, more moral form of worship and believed in stricter adherence to biblical teachings.
Separatist Puritans believed in completely separating from the Church of England and forming their own independent congregations. Non-separatist Puritans, on the other hand, wanted to reform the Church of England from within. Ultimately, the Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth were Separatist Puritans, while the Puritans who settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony were mostly non-separatists.
The Puritans first settled in Plymouth Colony in 1620.
The Puritans settled in the town of Plymouth in Massachusetts in 1620.
The collective name given to the gospel writers is "the evangelists."
Puritans were also known as dissenters, separatists, or nonconformists in reference to their beliefs and practices that opposed the established Church of England.
Puritans and Pilgrims.New England was settled by English Puritans. Hence the name New England.
A word that similar to Puritans is Shakers.
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because they are all pure
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puritans and pilgrims are the same. So both. Pilgrim is just a different name for puritan.
puritans and pilgrims are the same. So both. Pilgrim is just a different name for puritan.
the group was called Puritans
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