Puritans In The Colonies: Puritans

During the time when the colonies began to form there were many religious groups present, but perhaps one of the most prevalent of these groups were the Puritans. Puritanism had been around since the reign of Queen Elizabeth, but in the colonies they had the chance to get away from the different restrictions they had faced prior to this time. What made Puritans unique even in the colonies was the fact that they believed everyone had to make his or her own profession of faith, and they held that any official who was a part of a Puritan colony had to be not only a church member, but also be seen in good standing among the rest of the people. Their reasoning for this was a town could not be Godly if those running it were not, and this makes sense