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In what way were the Puritans different from the Pilgrims?

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Pilgrims completely separated from the church to form new. Pilgrims weren't so strict as the Puritans were.

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While both followed the teaching of John Calvin, a cardinal difference distinguished one group from the other: Pilgrims were Puritans who had abandoned local parishes and formed small congregations of their own because the Church of England was not holy enough to meet their standards.

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