Explain why, after the mid-seventeenth century, commercial values bega

Explain why, after the mid-seventeenth century, commercial values began to eclipse the religious fervor of the original Puritans in Massachusetts Bay.

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ANSWER
Consider: later generations in New England lost touch with the zeal and purpose of the early Puritans, economic opportunity increased, the land was bountiful, English Puritans seemed no longer interested in Massachusetts Bay’s success as a Puritan experiment.