The religious group was called puritan because they were supposed to be "pure." They had very strict rules about religion and did not let their people change religions. In a way, they were somewhat the exact opposite of Quakers. Puritans were sometimes flogged if they did something wrong.
The first Puritan colony was established in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and it was called Plymouth Colony. Founded in December 1620 by the Pilgrims, a group of English settlers seeking religious freedom, the colony became one of the earliest successful English settlements in North America. The settlers' arrival and subsequent establishment of the colony are commemorated by the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
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Great Puritan Migration
Winthrop was a Puritan and the leadership of Massachusetts was strictly Puritan, abiding by a religious code of ethics that became law.
The colony only allowed the Puritan religion
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Anne Hutchinson was part of the Puritan community in Massachusetts, but she was expelled for her dissenting religious beliefs. She held meetings to discuss theology and criticized the Puritan clergy, which led to her being labeled a heretic. Hutchinson's views were seen as a threat to the established order of the Puritan church, resulting in her exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638.
A religious group can be called a sect. A religious group can also be called a congregation when all attend the same church. A religious group might have more than one sect, or group of individuals, like the Amish.
The religious group that many pilgrims belonged to were known as the Separatists, also referred to as the Pilgrims. They were dissenters from the Church of England and believed in separating from the established church to practice their own form of religious worship.
Connecticut's first church was the Congregationalists (Puritans).
She was a Puritan
The first Puritan colony was established in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and it was called Plymouth Colony. Founded in December 1620 by the Pilgrims, a group of English settlers seeking religious freedom, the colony became one of the earliest successful English settlements in North America. The settlers' arrival and subsequent establishment of the colony are commemorated by the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
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