Answer: The correct answer is B. In Puritan New England, law and religion were closely tied, as religious law heavily influenced legal practices and governing.
Explanation:
According to the Puritans, God is above any other power, even above the legal power emanating from the government, based on some, in Calvin's predestination theory. A simple life, deprived of luxuries, was imposed to thank Christ for granting his forgiveness.
In 1665, during the reign of Charles II (1660-1685) the Puritans were persecuted to such an extent that many emigrated to the current territory of New England, where this religion was imposed, brought by those foreigners whose fanaticism made them believe that they were sent by God, to found, under a covenant with the Creator, a new Jerusalem in America, where God would be the main authority in heavenly and earthly matters. In this way, the Puritans founded the first British colonies in America.
Since divine power was supreme, the laws were only correct if they did not contradict religious rules. Therefore, the laws dictated by the Puritans in New England were extremely tied to the religious concepts preached by this religious group.
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