The correct answer is A) The other Puritans were more tolerant of a variety of religious beliefs than were the Separatists.
The description that best represents the relationship between the Separatists and the other Puritans in early colonial America was that the other Puritans were more tolerant of a variety of religious beliefs than were the Separatists.
The Puritans wanted the Reformation of the Church of England, not a definitive separation from it. But in the case of Separatists, they really supported the idea of a new church. Separatists believed that the church of England had gone astray and it was difficult to save it. They considered that the church was corrupted. That is why the wanted to form a new one.
