Early Colonial American society during the 17th and 18th centuries is
             characteristically bound by strong religious beliefs of Christianity. The
             New England inhabitants from Britain, who have established their respective
             colonies in the Americas, have brought with them their cultural histories;
             thus, this culture had been further developed in the new country to
             strengthen its new identity and culture as the American society.
             In colonial America, two religions dominated its cultural history:
             Puritans on one hand, and the Quakers, on the other. Puritanism was borne
             from the creation of a religion that seeks to fuse and at the same time,
             reform, the Catholic and Protestant teachings and principles. When it was
             created, it was given a chance to further develop and eventually became one
             of the dominant religions of the British colonies in America. Puritanism
             is known for its conservatism and strict adherence to the teachings of the
             Bible; since the religion aims to make Christian life, Christians of this
             religion are regarded as "purists" and intolerant to any deviations or
             differences of people from the established religious norms.
             The Quakers, meanwhile, are actually categorized under the broad
             category of Puritanism. However, as the Puritans and Quakers established
             their own colonies in America, the latter became an independent religious
             institution from Puritanism. Also called the Society of Friends, Quakers
             adopts a more pragmatic approach towards living the Christian life than the
             Puritans. For them, "God exists in everyone"; furthermore, Quakerism is
             considered a way of life where the primary objective is to bring out the
             "God" in all of us and eliminate the evil that lurks from within the heart
             of people, which hinders them to cultivate their goodnessâ€"that is, living
             To illustrate more effectively the religious beliefs and attitudes of
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