Answer: One of the hardships they faced was that the ranchos were often a day's travel from each other, so loneliness was a big problem.
Puritans had the most influence on the New England colonies. When coming to the New World, Puritans hoped to create a society in which they "purify" (aka fix) the Anglican Church (which was the official church of England). A new start in this foreign territory would allow these Puritans to learn from the mistakes of the Anglican Church in England and develop a "city upon a hill."
This concept of a "city upon a hill" was created by John Winthrop and became a phrase used to describe an ideal Puritan society.
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Society? Is my guess? Ironically I was about to put “Perfect world”
Property qualifications for voters and office holders.