King Henry VIII had left the Church of Rome, and thus formed the Church of England. However, many English Calvinists believed that the Church of England needed to be more reformed. This group of Calvinists devised a Protestant movement, called Puritanism, that sought out to purify the Church by removing all Catholic influence. With this intention, the Puritans repeatedly asked King James to grant more reforms, but he felt that the Puritans threatened his authority, for that reason he rejected most of their ideas. Nevertheless, the Puritans continued to oppose royal authority. With regard to the Puritans, King Charles dissolved the parliament, then he could rule alone. Consequently, Puritans experienced alienated and persecuted. This led the
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For instance, they inspired the New England colonies to create united communities. Due to the importance of family and community, these colonies had set up small towns that specifically kept houses near each other and placed the church in the center of the community. Besides religion, the Puritans considered family as the foundation of society. The father of the family had more authority than the mother of the family, while the mother of the family supported her husband in any way she could. The husband of the family had the responsibility of raising and teaching children religious values. The husband of the family would be strict when teaching children religious values, because the Puritans believed that if children could not follow religious values, then they could be tempted by Satan. In addition to family hierarchy, Puritans inspired a religious hierarchy, first with the minister, then the church elders, followed by the church members, and of course at the very bottom, non-church members. Seeing that religion is the most important factor, everyone paid taxes to support the minister and worshiped on a regular basis. As a result, the New England colonies have a similar social
For instance, they inspired the New England colonies to create united communities. Due to the importance of family and community, these colonies had set up small towns that specifically kept houses near each other and placed the church in the center of the community. Besides religion, the Puritans considered family as the foundation of society. The father of the family had more authority than the mother of the family, while the mother of the family supported her husband in any way she could. The husband of the family had the responsibility of raising and teaching children religious values. The husband of the family would be strict when teaching children religious values, because the Puritans believed that if children could not follow religious values, then they could be tempted by Satan. In addition to family hierarchy, Puritans inspired a religious hierarchy, first with the minister, then the church elders, followed by the church members, and of course at the very bottom, non-church members. Seeing that religion is the most important factor, everyone paid taxes to support the minister and worshiped on a regular basis. As a result, the New England colonies have a similar social