Puritans And Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Puritans and their choices and believes governed and organized the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was a settlement that was put in place in 1630, and formed a group of refugees from England. They functioned just like any other colony at the time would. They had politics and religion that were at the center of their every day lives. Their government, however definitely leaned more towards theocratic, picking political leaders directly out of church.
The Puritans believed that God had created a special, rare bond with them. God wanted them to live their life according to the Bible, and to try to be good people, The attempted to reform the Anglican church, to no success. In order to be a part of the church, there had to be some sort of proof