The Mayflower Incident in Britain in History

1620165438+1October1day, a sailboat Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, with 102 passengers on board, including 35 separatist pilgrims. They couldn't stand the hostility and persecution of the dominant Catholicism in Britain at that time, and had to leave their hometown and cross the ocean in order to survive.

After drifting at sea for 66 days, the sailboat Mayflower approached the land. However, due to the sinister waves, they missed their goal, so they moored in Providence Port, which is currently outside Cape Cod. Because it was late autumn, they decided to land there instead of continuing to sail.

Moreover, because they are no longer in a licensed territory, in order to establish a self-governing foundation that everyone can be bound, they signed a convention before going ashore, which was later called the "Mayflower Convention".

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Puritans refer to reformists who demand the removal of the remnants of Catholicism in the Anglican Church. Its word began to be used in the 65438+60' s, which comes from the Latin word Purus, meaning clean. ?

Puritans believe in Calvinism and believe that the Bible is the only supreme authority, and no church or individual can be the interpreter and defender of traditional authority. Pioneers of Puritans were born in the late period of Mary I's rule, and they were exiled in the Protestant groups in Britain on the European continent. Later, some of them moved to America.

Puritans are not only a Sect, but also an attitude, a tendency and a value, which is the general name of believers' beliefs. They believe that every individual can communicate directly with God and oppose the tyranny, corruption, red tape and formalism of priests. They advocate that believers live a simple, practical and equal life before God.

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