The Pilgrims came to the New world seeking religious freedom and were also called The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
The Puritans were followers of Puritanism, a religious reform movement that arose within the Church of England in the late 16th century. They thought the Church of England was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and that it should abandon ceremonies and practises that were not based on the Bible.
The Puritans believed that God had chosen a small group of people, known as "the elect," for salvation. The rest of humanity was sentenced to eternal torment.
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