Question

The majority of colonists who first settled in Plymouth were

A) members of a Puritan Separatist congregation.
B) not members of a Puritan Separatist congregation.
C) upper-middle class Puritans from the London area.
D) moderate Puritans who wanted only minor reforms in church practices.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer 1

The Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth were members of a Puritan Separatist congregation, distinct from other Puritans who aimed to reform the Church of England.

Step-by-step explanation:

The majority of colonists who first settled in Plymouth were members of a Puritan Separatist congregation. These colonists, known as the Pilgrims, insisted on a complete separation from the Church of England, which led them to initially move to the Dutch Republic in Europe. However, looking to maintain their English identity and seeking religious freedom, they eventually founded Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts. Unlike the Pilgrims at Plymouth who were Separatists, the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay sought to reform the Church of England from within rather than separate from it entirely.

Answer 2

I believe that would be E. The closest answer would be D, but these colonists were very Puritan and didn't like how the church was being run at all, so they moved to an entirely different country to get away from it. They wanted major changes in church practices, but that would never happen, so they went away and started their own society which followed their own values.