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Who were the puritans

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The Puritans were the people that wished to purify the Church of England.

The King refused to let them practice religion freely. As a result, they left England and later ended up starting a new life in the Americas where they could have their culture, beliefs, and freedom. Many Puritans believed the proper religion was the Anglican religion, which they claimed the Bible informed them about.

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They were a group of of English Reformed Protestants in the 1600's and 1700's. They wanted to purify the Church of England from its Catholic ways.
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