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The Puritans gained that name because they disagreed with some of the Catholic teachings that were still part of the Anglican church. They wanted to "purify" the church by removing the elements they thought were corruptions of the faith.

The clergy at the time felt these were extremist views, and they suffered repression in England under the pro-Catholic reign (1625-1649) of Charles I. Those who remained "dissenters" were persecuted by the Church of England beginning in 1662.

The Puritans who came to America between 1620 and 1640 established the Plymouth colony (the Pilgrims) and the later Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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