Why were the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth colony referred to as "Puritans"?

A) They believed the Church of England needed to be purified of all Catholic doctrines.
B) They believed the Church of England was the only pure religion.
C) They agreed that the purity of the Anglican clergy allowed them to establish biblical doctrine.
D) They promoted the purity of the land as the only honorable means of employment.

Pilgrims

Early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, seeking religious freedom.

Puritans

A religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries, seeking to "purify" the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, many of whose adherents later settled in North America.

Church Of England

The primary state church in England, a Christian church characterized by a distinctive Anglican faith and identity, with the monarch serving as its supreme governor.