What was the primary religion of the first settlers in Haverhill?
Catholics
Baptists
Puritans
Methodists
Answer
The primary religion of the first settlers in Haverhill was Puritanism. Puritanism was a Protestant movement that originated in England in the 16th century and emphasized strict adherence to the Bible and the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation. The Puritans believed that the Church of England was not reformed enough and that it had not broken away from Catholicism enough.
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