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Comparison Of Pilgrims First And Puritans

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There were many reasons why English colonists decided to cross the Atlantic. Some dreamed of owning lands and of a life improvement, others were escaping from something that was troubling them, and some were trying to institute a way of living based on the sacred scriptures. Pilgrims first and Puritans after tried to establish a new and much more pure form of worship. Although this two groups had the same desire to apply the protestant reformation to the new world, certainly they differ in so many ways. First and foremost the terms and their meanings differ. In fact, while the term pilgrim indicates the one who made a journey for religious purposes, the term puritan defines the one that wants to reform and purify the church. In 1620, a group

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