Question

Puritanism the wealth, power, and authority of Catholicism and the Church of England. Puritans adopted the basic principles of , including predestination. The Puritans believed that God predetermined everyone's fate. Nothing—not wealth, achievements, power, or even good deeds—could change a person's destiny. This idea was very different from Catholicism and Anglicanism—both of which believed in free will. According to the doctrine of free will, a person can earn salvation through good deeds and holy behavior. Puritans also believed in the concept of . Humans were flawed, sinful beings that could only be saved through the grace of God.

Answer 1

First, there is a gap here:
Puritanism ?????the wealth, power, and authority of Catholicism and the Church of England.

I think that this is best filled with "rejected" - as they rejected the authority of the Catholic Church.
However, I am also considering "aimed to acquire" as the Puritans did not reject money or did not seek poverty specifically although they valued frugal life.

Second blank :
Puritans adopted the basic principles of... Calvinism, Calvinism is the view that suggest predestination!

After this:

Puritans also believed in the concept of .....The original sin. That's why they had to be saved!