Ancient history

Did puritan influence in new England had began to increase by the 1670s?

By the 1670s, Puritan influence in New England had actually begun to decline. The original generation of Puritans who had founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony were dying off, and their children and grandchildren were less interested in maintaining the strict religious and social order that their parents had established. In addition, the English government was becoming increasingly hostile to Puritanism, and this put pressure on the Puritan leaders in New England to moderate their policies. As a result, the 1670s saw a gradual erosion of Puritan power in New England.