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Puritans came to the Americas in the 1500's and they are originally from England. There were a group of separatists who were led by William Bradford.  Puritans have the name they do because they sought to purify the church of England from its Catholic practices. When the puritans landed in the Americas in November of 1620, it was hard to find food and warm shelter due to the cold weather since it was winter season.

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John Bunyan (1628-1688) : A soldier in Civil War was imprisoned for 12 years for to conform to the Church  of England. He is the author of Pilgrim's Progress which is one of the greatest masterpiece in English literature.
Thomas Hooker: Believed that the governor and officials had too much power so he lead 100 citizens out of Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut where he intended to set up a colony for the people's rights.
William Bradford: A Pilgrim, he used his own land to helped the colonists to get out of debt. He also provided food, goods, stay away from the Indians attack.

"Puritans", History Channel, October 29, 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism

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Puritans believed that God expected them to live by the scriptures, to reform the Angelic Church. They thought it would be a good example for those who were still Catholic to realize their sins and change their beliefs. Within one year of the puritans settling in the Massachusetts bay colony, a minister by the name of Roger Williams began causing problems for the puritans. He believed that any of the puritans who still had any association with the angelic church would be "damned " in God's eyes. In 1634, a women named Anne Hutchinson was put on trial by the ministers of the church and charged her for heresy for giving her opinions on the church and puritans beliefs.

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Deering Mary, Dissent in Puritan "Puritans in America: Beliefs, Religion & History" https://study.com/academy/lesson/puritans-in-america-beliefs-religion-history.html

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Salem Witch Trials, (1692-1693), is an investigation that resulted in 19 convicted "witches" to be hanged. The purpose of this trial was to showed the "witches" in the that witchcraft is forbidden because it is the devil's magic. The trial started because Elizabeth and Abigail Williams's strange behavior such as throwing things, screaming, etc.. The doctor couldn't explain it so he blamed the supernatural. It was blamed on three woman who allegedly did "witchcraft". A woman confessed that she was a witch which blew up and the colony started to go on witch hunting. Eventually, many years later, they confessed it was a misunderstanding and compensated those families of convicted

Jess Blumberg, "A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials" , Smith Onian, October 23 2007

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

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"Puritanism: A Historical Background"
https://study.com/academy/lesson/puritans-in-america-beliefs-religion-history.html

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William Bradford wrote in a journal about his experiences in the Plymouth Plantation from 1630-1647. However, it wasn't published for everyone to read until 1856. Another puritan by the name of Mary Rowlandson wrote her experience of being held captive by Indians for ransom
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758): Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. His purpose is to show the sinners they will be judged by God and it will be painful and fearful than they can handle. He also wants the readers to know there is an opportunity of redemption.

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Puritan Literature "The History of Puritanism" http://members.tripod.com/miker_and_nickg/thehistoryofpuritanism/id4.h
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