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CHURCH OF ENGLAND PURITAN

CHURCH OF ENGLAND PURITAN. Puritans were Protestants. What does that mean? Do you see a word you know in Protestant?. PROTEST!. Protestants wanted to change the Church of England. They felt it followed too many practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

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CHURCH OF ENGLAND PURITAN

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  1. CHURCH OF ENGLAND PURITAN

  2. Puritans were Protestants. What does that mean? Do you see a word you know in Protestant? PROTEST! Protestants wanted to change the Church of England. They felt it followed too many practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

  3. In England, many Puritans had been jailed because of their religious beliefs. In 1629, a group of wealthy Puritans in England formed the Massachusetts Bay Company. King Charles I of England gave the company a charter to settle in North America. The charter was like a permit allowing the Puritans to settles areas claimed by England. After leaving England, the Puritans looked forward to having a home where they could practice their religion in peace.

  4. They brought more than 700 people to North America! They brought tools and equipment. What else do you think they might have brought?

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