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Puritans

The Puritans were very different from the world back then. Their beliefs and traditions were not the same as the rest of the world, nor their culture or way of practicing their religion. Throughout time, Puritans have been portrayed by many books and the media as fanatics and extremists and rebellious. I believe they were a very smart group of people who were not afraid to fight for what they believed. They were very educated, wealthy, and very determined. Although, I do believe they were rebellious because they overthrew the king of England, Charles I, and killed him, and put the Puritan general, Oliver Cromwell as the new leader of England. They wanted to create a Puritan Utopia that would serve as an example for all society. I respect them for their strong determination to make a better or perfect society, even though taking some matters to the extreme.

Puritans believed in order, and were extremely strict in their rule; they had mandatory church, dress codes, Marshall......


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