Colonial Economy, Society and Labor · US History

The fundamental difference between 'Pilgrims' and 'Puritans' was that:

  1. Pilgrims wanted to leave the Church of England; Puritans wanted to reform it from within.
  2. Puritans believed in religious freedom, while Pilgrims wanted a state church.
  3. Pilgrims settled in the South, while Puritans settled in the North.
  4. Puritans were generally poorer and less educated than the Pilgrims.
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Correct answer: Pilgrims wanted to leave the Church of England; Puritans wanted to reform it from within.

The Pilgrims (Separatists) believed the Church of England was too corrupt to be saved and left for Holland then America. The Puritans (Non-Separatists) hoped to set an example of a 'pure' church that England would eventually follow.

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