What are the similarities and differences between Puritans and Pilgrims?

Answer 1

The Pilgrims and Puritans were both religious Protestants who had strong disagreements with the Anglican Church (aka the Church of England). The Pilgrims broke from the Anglican Church while the Puritans tried to purify it.

Answer:

Pilgrims were separatists, followers of the teachings of John Calvin, who believed that human nature was inherently depraved, and all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. Pilgrims wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. They also wanted to separate themselves from those who were not believers, the damned. Pilgrims believed they were elected by God for salvation and they wanted to worship only with other "saints" who had also been saved by God. They sought to establish a colony in America to achieve these aims.

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 worshiping without much interference. Puritans settled Massachusetts in 1630

Answer:

Pilgrims were anyone who came to America. Puritans were a specific religious group. So, all Puritans were Pilgrims, but not all Pilgrims were Puritans.

Answer 2

Answer

Puritan, in the religious sense, refers to a member of a group of English Protestants who endeavoured to simplify their form of religion after the Reformation.

A pilgrim is one who travels to another place for religious reasons.

Additional Information:

The Pilgrim Fathers were English Puritans who traveled from Britain to North America in the 1600s. They founded a colony there, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.

The pilgrims that came to the Americas were also separatists and did not want to follow the Anglican Church. So, religiously, the pilgrims were different from the Puritans. The Puritans wanted to reform the Anglican Church but the pilgrims wanted break off from them completely. So when the Pilgrims had invited some Puritans on board the ship to the Americas, the Mayflower Compact had been signed.

Puritans were upper class and were of some what royalty due to the fact that they were related to dukes and duchesses.

Pilgrims were of the middle class and were jewelers, bankers, and house keepers

Though closely related the Pilgrims came because the wanted to practice their religion freely. they were put to death if they didn't follow the kings rules or religion. The puritans just wanted the church of England to have more of a local control.

But others English came for REAL reasons

Religious freedom

Economic opportunities

Adventure

Land

Answer 3

The Pilgrims and Puritans were both religious Protestants who had strong disagreements with the Anglican Church (aka the Church of England). The Pilgrims broke from the Anglican Church while the Puritans tried to purify it.

Answer:

Pilgrims were separatists, followers of the teachings of John Calvin, who believed that human nature was inherently depraved, and all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. Pilgrims wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. They also wanted to separate themselves from those who were not believers, the damned. Pilgrims believed they were elected by God for salvation and they wanted to worship only with other "saints" who had also been saved by God. They sought to establish a colony in America to achieve these aims.

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 worshiping without much interference. Puritans settled Massachusetts in 1630

Answer:

Pilgrims were anyone who came to America. Puritans were a specific religious group. So, all Puritans were Pilgrims, but not all Pilgrims were Puritans.

Answer 4

The Pilgrims and Puritan colonies were similar in many ways. For one, both the Pilgrims and Puritans were staunchly religious. They, however, understood the importance of respecting and blending in with the indigenous tribes. In terms of differences, the Puritans were somewhat rigid in their religious traditions and customs. This differed from the Pilgrims who were more open about certain aspects of the faith.