Puritanism was a radical faction of Calvinist Protestantism, which had its origin in the English reformist period that developed during the reign of Elizabeth I.
From the beginning the Puritans accepted the doctrine of predestination. The movement was persecuted in England, which is why many left this country looking for other places with greater religious freedom. A group, led by John Winthrop, arrived in the colonies of England in North America in April 1630. Therefore they founded their own colony to secure and expand their freedom of worship.
