The words pilgrims and puritans are sometimes used interchangeably. are they the same?

No

The words pilgrims and puritans are sometimes used interchangeably but they are not the same.

Puritans and Pilgrims both fled to America away from the Church of England. They are loyal to England and believed that the Church of England was one true church but they differ in the way they worship.

Pilgrims called Separatists were poor and fewer in number than the Puritans (called non-separating Congregationalists)

The Pilgrims strongly believed that the Church of England, and the Catholic Church, had went against the teachings of the Bible thus they break away and form independent congregations that follow strictly the divine requirements.

The Puritans believed that God expected them to live according to Christ’s teachings. They attempted to reform the Anglican Church but they had not been successful thus they began to look for a new home in the colonies and there practice their religious beliefs.

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.

answer: musical connotation

leonard b. meyer (1918-2007) was an american composer, author and philosopher. his work emotion and meaning in music is perhaps the first major treatise on music. it is a philosophical and psychological work, greatly influenced by koffka (one of the major proponents of gestalt psychology). his work deals with the problem of musical meaning and musical communication.