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Originally Posted by Dark Blade ... The Puritans were the ones in England who stayed to try to "purify" the Church of England. If you're thinking about the Anglicans who moved to Jamestown and to look for gold, but found none and eventually moved on to cash crops, then I guess you'd say you're right.
The Puritans who left for the New World, were called the "Separatists, The Scrooby Group, or the Pilgrims." The main reason they moved is because in Holland, their children were adapting and accepting the other religious beliefs and morals found there, and they did not like that. Then they asked the VA Company if they could move there and got the OK, but landed in Cape Cod. |
The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms. The writings and ideas of John Calvin, a leader in the Reformation, gave rise to Protestantism and were pivotal to the Christian revolt. They contended that The Church of England had become a product of political struggles and man-made doctrines. The Puritans were one branch of dissenters who decided that the Church of England was beyond reform. Escaping persecution from church leadership and the King, they came to America.
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