Pilgrims and the Puritans

Name Tutor Course Date Pilgrims and the Puritans The Pilgrims and Puritans were both groups of English Protestants who played significant roles in the early governance of the UK. The two religious groups were notably powerful as the government employed their inputs in executing key prospects such as colonization. While the Pilgrims and Puritans were largely seen as religious groups that pursued their freedom from governmental control, their strategies differed considerably. Using the Newsweek article, this paper showcases how the Pilgrims and Puritans differed in a range of aspects including the images that each portrayed, governing ideals, as well as their approaches to tolerance and persecution. The differences between Pilgrims and Puritans are evident in a range of perspectives as per the inputs of the Newsletter. The Pilgrims and Puritans, primarily, differed in the perceptions that they manifested. That is, also perceived as the separatists, “the Pilgrims were perceived as separatists, Pilgrims’ were concerned with the corrupt and Catholic-leaning nat...