The puritans
The pilgrims had left England for Holland to flee religious persecution. They left Holland after disliking the "dutchification" of their children. The pilgrims were separatists who wanted to remain English but wished to be free to practice their religion. They secured a charter to go to Jamestown, their original destination, but were blown off course. After scouting the surrounding area the pilgrims finally settled at Plymouth Plantation.
In 1602, and contrary to popular belief, the Mayflowerdid not land at Plymouth Rock; it landed in what is now Virginia, possibly at Cape Cod. The Puritans (pilgrims) only established a colony at Plymouth.
The Pilgrims settled in what is now known as Plymouth, Massachusetts. Eventually the settlement would be considered the colony of Massachusetts.
settlers
The religious dissenters who established Plymouth colony were known as the Pilgrims and Puritans. They made their way there in 1620.
They were mostly Puritans led by John Winthrop.
The Pilgrims colonized Plymouth, Massachusetts. Also known as Puritans.
Pilgrims were separatists.
The Mayflower Compact was created by the Pilgrims, who were English Separatists seeking religious freedom. They were a small group of Puritans who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower in 1620 and established the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.
The Pilgrims who came to America were mainly composed of English puritans and separatists and departed from Plymouth England, so their nationality was English.
Puritans were people who wanted to reform the Anglican Church;Pilgrims or Separatists were people who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and start their own church in a new country.
Both pilgrims and puritans were groups of English Protestants seeking religious freedom in the 17th century. However, pilgrims were separatists who broke away from the Church of England, while puritans wanted to reform the church from within. Pilgrims initially settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Sparatists
The stricter Puritans were known as the Separatists. They believed in completely separating from the Church of England rather than trying to reform it from within. The Separatists eventually established their own congregations and some later became known as the Pilgrims.
They were also known as Puritans and separatists.
The religious group that settled in the New England region of the Americas in the 17th century was known as "the Puritans. " Dissenting strongly from the established Church of England in their home-country, these Puritans sought a place wherein they could live and worship exactly as their faith directed them.