Where did the Puritans settle, and why?

The Puritans settled Massachusetts Bay Colony, having received permission from the government in the form of a Royal Charter. They sought to “purify” the Church of England, and the immigrants to Massachusetts believed that trying to reform the Church in England was too much of a challenge. read more

The Puritans felt that the reformation within the Church of England had not gone far enough. While papal authority had been rejected with the establishment of the state church, much of the ritual found within Roman Catholicism remained. read more