Puritanism was a religious reform movement in the church of England. It started in the 16th century in England but soon spread to the Northern English colonies in the New World. The Puritans in America are responsible for the religious, social, and political order of New England colonies. Puritanism in Colonial America helped shape American culture, politics, religion, society, and history into the 19th century. The Pilgrims and the Puritans were two different groups of settlers that came to America. Both groups had problems with the Church of England. Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church and the Puritans wanted to purify the Church. The Pilgrims came to America in 1620 and settled Plymouth Colony. In 1630 the Puritans came to America
