The reasons are suggested by William Bradford, when he notes the "discouragements" of the hard life they had in Holland, and the hope of ... It was because the Puritan mode of interpretivity-

The Puritans were a group of English colonist who settled in America in 1558. They left England because ... They built their houses in dense forests. ... One of the beliefs of the Puritans was the devil,

Religion played an important role in Puritan life. They felt that they were chosen by God for a special purpose and that they must live every moment in a God-fearing manner.

Most Puritans believed that a single, coordinated set of authorities should govern life in society. The result was that Puritans sought nothing less than to make all England Puritan.

Therefore, under the Puritan beliefs, in any case of witchcraft, it was important that the accused individual was investigated (15). If they were found to be guilty, they needed to be punished.

Puritanism in New England; One cannot separate life in Puritan New England from the church. Religion dominated every aspect of Puritan society and family. ... 3d. Puritan Life

Although the Puritans had fled England in search of religious freedom, conformity was the only accepted way of life in Boston on the day Mary Dyer died. ... Roger Williams, a Puritan leader from Salem,

The best introduction to Puritan theology is J.I. Packer's A Quest for Godliness, The Puritan View of the Christian Life, published by Crossway Books.

Life in the New England Colonies was hard. Every family member that could walk helped with the chores. Even though the colonies had poor soil most people farmed. ... A puritan, John Winthrop,

Graham provides a much-needed balance to accepted scholarship on Puritan life and offers new insights into the history of both early New England and the family.