English Separatists

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English Separatists

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English Separatists were indeed more radical than most Puritans because they sought to separate entirely from the Church of England, unlike the Puritans who aimed to reform it from within. The Pilgrims, who were Separatists, founded Plymouth Bay Colony and authored the Mayflower Compact as a form of self-government upon their arrival in the New World. John Winthrop, mentioned in option E, was associated with the Puritans, not the Separatists, and led the Massachusetts Bay Colony.