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2007-09-09 15:07:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Puritans were a group of people, mostly families, who came from Europe to America to reform the church of England. (hence, they are called puritans because they wanted to purify the church.) This movement was called the Great Migration because so many Puritans had emigrated overseas. The Puritans wanted to be an example to others, and that's where you get the famous quote, "city upon a hill"
2007-09-09 16:20:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-18 07:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Puritans were mightily influenced by the teachings of John Calvin. They felt that the Church of England retained too many vestiges of Roman Catholicism, among which they included the episcopal nature of church government, the use of vestments, and much of the ritual. Their contention was that the church needed to be "purified," hence the name "Puritan."
They favored a congregational form of church organization (each individual congregation acting autonomously) with an emphasis on preaching and plainness in their buildings--no stained glass windows, for instance, and most certainly no crucifixes or statues (I don't think that they even used just plain crosses in their buildings, such as the ones seen in many Protestant churches today).
The Puritans also frowned on such practices as dancing, gambling, and the observance of religious holidays like Christmas.
They were dissenters from the type of Protestantism practiced in England, and were looking for the freedom to worship the in way they felt was the correct one. The irony is that once they got out of England, these "nonconformists" immediately instigated a rigid policy of conformity.
People who aired opinions not in line with those of the Puritan ministers were banished (like Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams) or executed (like Mary Dyer, a Puritan who embraced the beliefs of the Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers). The once persecuted now became the persecutors.
What they tried to do in New England was to set up a theocratic state where the law of God (or at least their interpretation of it) was the law of the land. I think they really believed that they were creating a portion of Heaven on earth, trying to build a colony of perfect citizens with only flawed human beings to work with.
So much for the Utopia they tried to forge!
2007-09-09 15:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 13⤊ 0⤋
There was only one church or religion allowed to worship in England. The Puritans came to America so they could worship God in the way they wanted--Religious Reasons
2007-09-09 15:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by michelle 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1.They have freedom to practice their own religion in America.
2.Some people really want to come to America for some reasons,maybe education,maybe working opportunities and they just happen to be Puritans.
2007-09-09 15:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by Jason N 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Religious freedom. They were seeking to escape the Church of England. Others for the promise of new and unclaimed land.
2007-09-09 15:36:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ally 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not really sure. It had something to do with wanting to reform the church of England, I think.
2007-09-09 15:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
England was catholic (I think). or maybe some other religion. In any case, they definitely were NOT puritan. The kings and queens of england used to be able to declare the country was a certain religion. so the country alternated between one of several religions for several hundred years. those who refused to convert were prosecuted.
so, anyway, puritains were being prosecuted by England for not following the national (or state) religion. not only that, England had high taxes and mistreated its population, especially those of another religion.
2007-09-09 15:14:53 · answer #8 · answered by M 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋
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here are my notes:
-religious freedom from the church of england
-land enclosure
-hope for a better life
-adventure
-wealth
-primogeniture
hope it helps!
2007-09-09 15:17:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2013-11-14 13:45:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋