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Pilgrims & Puritans

Pilgrims & Puritans. Pilgrims Wished to purify Christian belief and practice Pilgrims viewed the church of England as so corrupt that they chose to separate themselves from it completely Established Plymouth Plantation on the south shore of Massachusetts in November 1620

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Pilgrims & Puritans

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  1. Pilgrims & Puritans • Pilgrims • Wished to purify Christian belief and practice • Pilgrims viewed the church of England as so corrupt that they chose to separate themselves from it completely • Established Plymouth Plantation on the south shore of Massachusetts in November 1620 • Were forced to make hasty arrangements for the winter

  2. Pilgrims & Puritans • Pilgrims • Were helped through the “starving time” by their own fortitude and the essential aid of the Wampanoag Indians, led by Massasoit • Puritans • Much larger group and better financed than the Pilgrims • Were initially willing to work within the confines of the church of England (unlike the Pilgrims)

  3. Pilgrims & Puritans • Puritans • (Similar to the Pilgrims) • They agreed with Martin Luther that no pope or bishop had a right to impose any law on a Christian without consent • They accepted John Calvin’s view that God freely chose or ‘elected’ those he would save and those he would damn eternally

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