Puritans: Religious Influence On Political, Economic And Social Development

In the mid-1600’s, there was a religious reformer group in England, called the Puritans. The conservative Puritans were so disgusted by the liberal Church of England that they had to break away from it and seek religious freedom. The Puritans set sail in hopes to find a land free of religious persecution. They discovered what would be called the New World, to set up their religious settlement. As they created their new colonies solely on their religion, they sought to make a better colony for their religious affiliations. Although the Church held some of the Puritan’s beliefs, the church was too liberal. These religious ideas influenced the political, economic, and social development in a way that was different from the Church of England