Did the Puritans and the Pilgrims have anything in common?

Yes, they both were very similar in their origins. After the Protestant reformation, there were a series of wars over religion- and namely who got to choose an area's religion. England ended up with the Church of England- a Protestant church ran by the monarchy. read more

Yes, they both were very similar in their origins. After the Protestant reformation, there were a series of wars over religion- and namely who got to choose an area’s religion. read more

Puritans were people who disagreed with the standard Protestantism -- the national religion, Anglicanism -- practiced in England, in large part because of its strong similarity to Catholicism. Because of this they were persecuted. A group of them chose to leave England in search of religious freedom. These people were called the Pilgrims. read more