What is the difference between the Pilgrims who landed in Plymouth and the Puritans who landed in Boston?
Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of England (Anglican Church). Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620 and it is they who survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving. They wore bright clothing and sang a lot. Most Puritans did not want to separate from the Church of England, they wanted to reform it. However, many Puritans came to North America in the 1620–1640s because they believed that the Church of England was beyond reform. They continued to profess their allegiance to the Church of England despite their dissent from Church leadership and practices. Puritans were very conservative in dress and manner - it is they who lend their name to concepts like "puritanical behavior."
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