Because of their differing religious beliefs, puritans were insulted to be identified with or the society of friends.

According the Britannica  encyclopaedia the group called Puritans was a religious reform movement in the  late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to purify the church of England.

This group was identified with another group classified as radical puritans they were  the Quakers.

The Quakers also called Friends Church and Society of Friends was a christian group that arose in mid 17 -th- century England, dedicated to living according with the inward light or inner light (The direct awareness of God that allows a person to know God's will for him).

Finally, taking in consideration the before explanation.

The correct answer in question is Quakers.

in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

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