They left aboard the Arbella; most of the members she housed were gentlemen, ladies, and the upper classmen. She was coming to America for religious freedom, that among other things. They wanted a place where they could meet in the way they wanted. So they formed a Company to meet for getting instructions as to how to best follow God. They also had a hope that they could convert the Indians to Christianity.

The Puritans believed that the Church of England had not under gone the changes that they thought were needed. They felt they needed to �

The Puritans came over from England and believed they were doing everything right. All their reasons were understandable from people who dressed in such dull colors, like gray, black, and white, and believed only in God and all He could do for them. They went through many trials and tribulations but in the end they did pull through.

Their behavior was not at all what you would think a Puritans behavior should be. They banished people for not believing in what was supposed to be believed, or what the ministers said. Like Anne Hutchinson, who only invited women from the colony over and taught the preaching of her favored preacher. When she insulted a preacher of the town, she was tried and banished. This might have been because there was no separation of church and state. Or because “women were subordinate to men” (The Salem Witch Trials, pg 13)

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