Around 1630-1643 new permanent colonies were planted in New England by the Puritan “Great Migration” to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans were products of the Renaissance and Reformation of separation from the Roman Catholicism. This created a new modern civilization for the Puritans. In the sixteenth century, the religious revolution dominated Western Europe, bringing the rise of Protestantism and the end of medieval Christianity. According to our textbook, Puritans still believed that the Church of England retained too many Roman Catholic rituals, Puritans believed that the Church was still focusing and had too much authority by the English priests and bishop and little teaching of the Bible. Instead of breaking all ties with the Church of England they wished to reform it. Puritans became “people of the Book” their lives were governed by the Bible. …show more content…
During this time King Henry VIII declared himself the supreme head of the Church of England. Puritans then became part of the Church of England but with a different focus to bring religion out of the church and apply God’s rules in the everyday world. Puritans obtained a reputation of being gloomy and solemn, Their persecutors said they were “drunk on religion” and “intoxicated with God.” Because of they're different believes they were persecuted by those who were against their beliefs. Puritans were strong believers of the Bible and were the revealed word of God; therefore, they should obey only the word of God, not kings, popes, nor bishops should be the center of their lives. The religious doctrines of the Puritans, the Bible showed them how to live their lives and how to