The settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were called Puritans because they wanted to purify the Church of England. They sought to reform and rid the Church of practices they viewed as corrupt or not aligned with their interpretation of Christianity.
Why were the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay colony called Puritans?
They wanted to purify the Church of England.
They only drank pure water, like that of the rivers in New England.
They wanted to breathe the pure air of North America.
They believed in living a pure life.
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