The Puritans were a group of English speaking protestants that came around the 16th and 17th centuries.The puritans originally were a diverse group of people. After they arrived to the United States of America they changed all around. They were now different from the Puritans who stayed in England. The Puritans originally went to New England for a new starts. The went in a group of family. They wanted the right to believe in what they believed in. They also wanted the diversity to go away. These following things did not change when they arrived in New England. A new colony was getting started called the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Puritans from all around England wanted this because clearly being in England wasn't all that great to them. They wanted another chance. When they arrived to the new world is when some changes were happening and they finally felt the need to be a little more civil then they were back in England.
In my opinion, I do not think that the Puritans deserve the reputation that they have in history. I feel as if they came to just enjoy their lives. They wanted to feel accepted and free and the people wouldn't allow that. Puritans were regular people, and so what if they did not agree with what the majority agreed on. That's why we have the freedom of speech now. Also, so what if they didn't believe in the major religion? Does that mean they are bad people? No it does not, it just means that they believe in something else. Should they be punished for this? No, because they should have had the freedom of religion. If the puritans had came and settled during this century they would have been more then accepted by society, and they would not have had the bad reputation that they had in the past.
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