History of the United States I / Unit 2 USH1 0167 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Who the Puritans Were
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The idea
Puritans worked to erase every vestige of Catholicism from the Church of England. The term was a pejorative: many saw them as holier-than-thou frauds.
In practice
Those in power treating them as a security threat for opposing the national church.
Where people slip
After Charles the First succeeded, pressure to conform increased and many crossed the Atlantic.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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