Puritans

Because they supported freedom, but not for everyone

The main objection among Puritans to the Church of England was the importance it attached to 'the Church, the ministry and the sacraments'. ('Ministry' here means priests and bishops). Puritans didn't like top-down church government and regarded the zest of some Anglicans for ritual as closet Roman Catholicism. Only a minority of Puritans wanted membership of the Church confined to those showing 'visible signs of regeneration (rebirth)'. Even these Puritans were often willing to accept some other members. Many Puritans still hoped for a national church, and that implied a broadly based church. Please bear in mind that there were differences among the Puritans; they were not a monolithic group.

The Puritans believed in strict teachings that caused intervention among others. The first teaching is the idea that wealth is a symbol of Godliness. The second teaching refers to the compact theory of government. This was a compact and agreement with God to abide to live by the scripture and in return God promises to bless them with endeavors. The Right of Rebellion was created afterwards which gave permission to members of the colony to get rid of evil leaders and elect good leaders if the governors fail to abide by this agreement. This idea was later added in the Declaration.

Because the Puritans of 17th Century America believed in the rightness of their beliefs and that the spiritual and business world were complimentary, they resemble, to some degree, the religious right of modern US politics. Their morals were strict and not relative: they were fundamentalists when it came to their interpretation of the Bible.

The Puritans believed that the Church in England was becoming too liberal and too corrupt, so they began worshipping in their own way. They eventually were forced out of England for their alternative methods of worship and their alternative beliefs, and they came to America, where they were free to practice religion as they pleased.

They traded goods and prayed

It is clear that the desadvantages of Cromwell's rule were felt by the English population . Cromwell imposed his puritanismon an English population which was not Puritan but was Anglican . For example :he closed theatres,he closed bar-rooms , he forbade working on Sundays ,and and he forbade certain activities such as :music, dancing,and cock fighting. The problem was that all these activities were part of English tradition and culture.

The Puritans were seeking religious freedom.

The Puritans were English Protestants who were unhappy with the Church of England. They believed it was a product of man-made doctrines and strayed too far from the Bible. It was too close, they felt, to the Catholic church in its rich decoration and its belief that a person could have a relationship with God only through a church and a priest, not directly. They were persecuted by the Church and by King James and so left England for America in order to worship as they believed.

It was originally called the River Colony before it became a royal colony and just became the Colony of Connecticut.

Based on some of the disagreements while they were still on the ship that brought them to America, the leaders knew they needed some sort of document that would compel the settlers to work together as a team. The document was called the Mayflower Compact, and was signed before the pilgrims disembarked at the New World.

The Puritans came to the US to escape religious persecution in Europe. They left England, many going to Holland so that they could worship in their way instead of that of the Church of England. In Holland, persecution from the Catholics eventually led to their immigration to the Colonies to allow them religious freedom.
For religion.

They prabaly traded and sold the crops they grew.

The fundamental rules of the Puritans were obedience to God and to the community religious leaders. The rules included regulations against lust, greed, laziness, tempting Satan (through drinking, dancing, merry-making), and laws enforcing a strict Sabbath.

Puritan children wore clothing that was simple. Boys and girls wore similar clothing. It was made of lightweight fabric, and was not constricting. It was designed so children could move freely, and effortlessly.

The puritans made money by robbing the Indians.

Visible saints were people who appeared to be godly Christian people who would go to heaven when they died. Strict Puritans in colonial days only allowed visible saints to worship with them because they thought that the church of England was irreverent for allowing everyone to worship in the same way. They were revered because they were open about their beliefs, and they influenced Father William Joseph Chaminade. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Pilgrims didn't settle in New England because they wanted to, but because they saw that it was land. They simply wanted to settle where there was no ruler and wanted to end their long journey. They were trying to get to Virginia but got lost.

The Pilgrims left Plymouth, England, for America on the Mayflower on September 16, 1620.

They considered themselves non-Separatists

The plain style and typology

The belief that people should work hard and live in strong and stable families.

Roger Williams was kicked out of Massachusetts for spreading "new and dangerous rumors".

The White Russians - orthodox Jews - fled Russia to America

They landed on Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. They landed there in 1620. Actually more correctly they just landed in Mass. Plymouth Rock was the stone they engraved the year on. They actually didn't land on an inland rock.