Strong religious convictions helped sustain settlers in their struggle to est plymouth and massachusetts bay colonies. puritan leaders showed interolerance of anyone who questioned their teachings. puritans often banished people. these banished dissidents formed settlements that would develop into RHODE ISLAND and CONNECTICUT
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The Pilgrims who arrived in Plymouth were a mix of people. They were led by separatists who despised the Christmas traditions of the Anglican Church as well as the Roman Catholic Church. They wanted to establish their own protestant churches, free of Christmas.
