How are the Puritans and Pilgrims alike and different?
What are they?
The term Pilgrim is commonly used for those who boarded and rode the Mayflower to the New World.
The term Puritan is used for those who were a member of the religious reform, Puritanism. Hence the name, Puritan!
How are they similar?
Both Pilgrims and Puritans wanted religious freedoms. They wanted to worship their god without being charged with a crime. Both Puritans and Pilgrims came from strict areas. You have to believe in their god and worship their god in the way they wanted you to.
How are they different?
Puritans remained apart of their country. They wanted a reformation(which they got), however they remained faithful to the church.
Pilgrims did not stay apart of their country. They wanted a fresh new start. The pilgrims were separatists. They had no more patience for their country and started over!
Conclusion:
The Pilgrims and Puritans were very similar. They wanted the exact same thing. However, they went about it in two completely different ways.
They are similar as they are both English Protestants who believed in reformation in the Church of England. They are different as Pilgrims are separatists and Puritans were non-separatists.
