Compare And Contrast Quakers And Puritans

During the colonization of America, many different groups of people made the treacherous journey to America in hope of creating a better life. Some came to America to find riches, but others came to America for religious purposes. Two of the most popular groups that formed colonies in America were the Puritans and the Quakers. Both groups wanted to change and hopefully enhance their lives forever. Although the Puritans, the Quakers, and their colonies have several similarities, these groups are more different than they are similar. Throughout the seventeenth century in Britain, there were many religious restrictions that kept people from freely practicing their preferred religion. Everyone in Britain had to follow the practices of the Church of England, and if
The Puritans were lead by a man named John Winthrop, and they settled in the New England. The most notable Puritan colony was the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In this colony, the Puritans did not align with their image of an ideal Christian society. To create this ideal Christian society, Winthrop enforced a strict code of moral conduct, and he believed that the Puritan society was like a city upon a hill. Winthrop vision created conflict, and several people would challenge the Puritan authorities. Two of these people were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. Hutchinson and other women were not allowed to read the Bible in Puritan society, but she did so anyways. This led to her banishment and eventually her death. Williams founded Rhode Island because he did not agree with many Puritan principles. He believed in religious toleration, freedom of thought, and separation of church and state. Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and many others did not share the same beliefs as the “ideal” Puritans, and this created conflict within the Puritan society. Similar conflict was not seen in the Quaker society,