Question

The Puritans were a sect of Protestant Christians in Europe who believed that the Protestant church had fallen too far from its origin and was becoming too liberal in its belief system. They migrated to North America during the age of discovery because they did not align with either the Catholic or Protestant state churches. What were the causes and effects of the Puritans’ migration to North America? Analyze and explain in 1–2 sentences the cause and effect.(2 points)

Answer 1

Cause: Facing religious persecution and compelled conformity under the Church of England and the Crown, and wanting to build a community governed by their own strict Calvinist beliefs, many Puritans emigrated to North America in the 1620s–1640s.
Effect: They founded the New England colonies (notably Massachusetts Bay), where Puritan social and religious norms shaped local self-government, education, and work ethic while also contributing to displacement and violent conflicts with Native American peoples.