... subject to being treated as inferiors. Puritan leaders or preachers would be imprisoned or even executed. Those who held high positions in society found themselves gradually getting disapproval. For example, John Winthrop, a man who dedicated his life to building a haven for his fellow Puritans, was soon fired from his government position. Unlike the Pilgrims, however, the Puritans did believe that the ... of England -- back in their homeland. The Church of England, the center of all Protestant England, was strictly harsh towards dissenters.# Nonconforming Protestants were severely puni...

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