The Puritans had an understanding attitude toward a person’s human-nature their sexual relations, while also revering God’s laws, guiding and encouraging people to follow “God-given moral values.” The Puritans believed that sex was “a human necessity” and but was only proper in marriage. The only restriction on marital sex was if it interfered with religion, whereas sex outside of marriage was restricted in its entirety. Early on in the development of the Puritan colony, there were many more men than women, which led to an abundance of sexual offences. Also, as indentured servants became a largely abundant in the American colonies, there began to be a rise in sexual infractions as it was difficult for the servants to get permission to marry
