The Puritans developed a form of theocracy. They believed that the Church was all important and to follow the belief's of the Puritans, the Church and State (government) should operate as one. Puritans were followers of the teachings of Calvin and believed, like the Separatists, that man was born in sin and they all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. To become saved, they would have to prove they were worthy while here on earth. To be worthy one would prosper, be faithful, and lead a successful life. Instead of separating from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” the Church of the influence of the Catholic Church within the Anglican Church, thus the name, Puritans. Puritans wanted to remove themselves from non-Puritans. They originally wanted to leave Great Britain because they were not pleased with the way non-Puritans were worshipping without much interference.
The Puritans maintained a society government in early New England by the use of Biblical principles. Because of their beliefs, their society was rooted in community and family.
This only happened in Massachusetts.
The Puritans left England (old England, that is) for New England in America in order to worship God in the manner they believed was correct.
The Puritans were from England. They believed that the Church of England was too much like the Catholic Church. They settled in what became Massachusetts and revived what they believed was the proper form of Anglican Protestantism.
They wanted to escape religious persecution back in England, and England agreed because it got the Puritans out of England.
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New England had a democratic government. The Puritans made the laws and many were harsh and had death as the penalty.
This only happened in Massachusetts.
The main reason why most Puritans came to North America was to enjoy the freedom of religion. Most of them did not agree with the principles of the Anglican church of England.
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Puritans and Pilgrims.New England was settled by English Puritans. Hence the name New England.
the puritans beat the church of england.
They were arrested and treated harshly because they didn't belong to the Church of England.
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no, puritans were people from England that were loyal to England some of the pilgrams may have been puritans but not all of them.
= puritan = PU'RITAN, n. [from pure.] A dissenter from the church of England. The puritans were so called in derision, on account of their professing to follow the pure word of God, in opposition to all traditions and human constitutions. : Hume gives this name to three parties; the political puritans, who maintained the highest principles of civil liberty; the puritans in discipline, who were averse to the ceremonies and government of the episcopal church; and the doctrinal puritans, who rigidly defended the speculative system of the first reformers. :http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/puritani.htmhttp://1828.mshaffer.com/d/search/word,puritanhttp://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Bible/geneva_bible.htm
The Mayflower Compact stated that the Puritans would follow the rules of the government. They didn't arrive where they originally intended so the rules of England did not apply. The Compact was created to assure the half of the ship's passengers who were not Puritans that the government of the colony would be elected, not imposed on them.