How America Is Under Puritan Influence The Puritans were a group of people who settled in New England in 1620. They went to America to be free to practice religion without being persecuted. The Puritan beliefs were similar to the Catholics. The difference was that the Puritans tried harder to enforce the Ten Commandments. Modern day America is influenced by the moral, ethical, and religious convictions of the Puritans. The Puritans had a democratic Church order. …showed first 75 words of 644 total…

…showed last 75 words of 644 total…important. It is required that a person must complete twelve years of school. In order to get a respectable, well paying job, you must complete a certain amount of years of education. We still use, up until this day, the public school system in our country. The Puritan culture has influenced modern day America. They have done this through their strict religion and their lifestyle. Many of their traits still live on in America today.