SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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they were more worried about $ in New England
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They were more religious in New England
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike the Pilgrims who had left 10 years earlier, the Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it. Seeking comfort and reassurance in the Bible, they imagined themselves re-enacting the story of the Exodus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Puritans, then, were distinguished for being “more intensely protestant than their protestant neighbors or even the Church of England". As a term of abuse, Puritan was not used by Puritans themselves. Those referred to as Puritan called themselves terms such as “the godly", “saints", “professors", or “God’s children".
Detailed explanation-3: -They believed the Church of England was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and should eliminate ceremonies and practices not rooted in the Bible. Puritans felt that they had a direct covenant with God to enact these reforms.
Detailed explanation-4: -So who, then, were the Puritans? While the Separatists believed that the only way to live according to Biblical precepts was to leave the Church of England entirely, the Puritans thought they could reform the church from within.