What are the differences between Quakers, Puritans, and Protestants during colonial time?

Question

I am reading about these religious groups in US History 1 AP during English colonization and I am a little confused about the differences between them.

Answer 1

Just to set a few things straight. Protestants is not a fancy term. Protestants came from the fact that Mrtin Luther protested against the Catholic church. The most important branches of Christianity are Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant. Orthodox and Catholic churches split at the Great Schism in 1054. Protestants separated themselvs from the Catholic church somewhere in the Renaissance. Puritans are Protestants, not Catholics. Protestantism had become state religion in England after Henry VIII decided to switch to it from Catholicism, because the Pope wouldn't allow him to marry yet another woman. Puritans were an exagerated branch of Protestants in England. They were driven out of England and went to Holland and from there they arrived in America.
Quakers also appeared in England in the 17th century. This was a sort of reaction against Protestantism but also against all other Christian denominations. Even in the mid 1600s, men and women were viewed as being equal and received equal right to speak and pray. Quakers were banished on pain of death—some Quakers (most famously Mary Dyer) were hanged in Boston Square for returning to preach their beliefs. Quakers were effectively banned from sitting in Parliament at Westminster from 1698-1833. The state of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn, as a safe place for Quakers to live and practice their faith. Despite persecution, the movement grew steadily into a strong and united society.
Puritans did not face any persecution. They were the majority

Answer 2

They are all Protestants that sprung out of the reformation. The Reformation being the breaking away from the Catholic Church. Some Protestants became Puritans. They were persecuted because they did not agree with a king or queen being head of the church. Some known as the Pilgrim Fathers emigrated to America to escape persecution. When the US constitution was written it gave the right to everyone to worship God in their own way. That is why there are more religions in that country. The Quakers is one of them.

Answer 3

Quakers did not believe in the same God as Christianity, they were not fond of guns/war etc, but Nathaniel Green, a General in the Revolutionary War, was a Quaker. Puritans were the denomination of Protestants that came to America to practice Christianity apart from the Catholic Church/Church of England (later Anglican). Protestant is that fancy word that differentiated Catholics from other Christians, they followed the writings of Luther and Calvin and broke away from catholicism.