Many of the early colonial governments in North America were most influenced in their structure by church governance.
In the early years of colonization in the North American territories, many people that made the trip from Britain to America were running from religious persecution, as was the case of the Puritans. They had so many differences with the Church of England and tried to find a new place to follow their religious principles with freedom. So in 1620, they arrived at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where they found the colony of Plymouth under very strict religious regulations.
