After the Pilgrims’ era (1620s) later came the Puritans in the 1630s. The Great Migration of Puritans began in the summer of 1630 when leader, John Winthrop believed that him and his group could “purify” the Church of England from Catholicism. Their mission was to flee to a new country so they could create a pure version of Christianity elsewhere. Winthrop brought one thousand men and women crossed the Atlantic to Massachusetts Bay and he preached a sermon on the ship Arbella, also known as the “City upon a Hill”. It has been said, that the Puritans fled because their belief was becoming jeopardized. Puritanism played a great role in the English history during the seventeenth century. Therefore, I believe Puritanism is one of the best religions
