WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Puritans were English Protestants who were committed to “purifying” the Church of England by eliminating all aspects of Catholicism from religious practices. English Puritans founded the colony of Plymouth to practice their own brand of Protestantism without interference.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Winthrop (1587/8-1649), Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who led the Puritans in the Great Migration, beginning in 1630.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritan commonwealth. An historical review of the Puritan government in Massachusetts in its civil and ecclesiastical relations from its rise to the abrogation of the first charter. Together with some general reflections on the English colonial policy, and on the character of Puritanism. Top of page. Search.

Detailed explanation-5: -John Winthrop (1588–1649) was an early Puritan leader whose vision for a godly commonwealth created the basis for an established religion that remained in place in Massachusetts until well after adoption of the First Amendment.