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The pilgrims and puritans came to american to practice religious freedom and escape religious prosecution.
religious
In short, for religious freedom.
puritans and pilgrims
They were religious fanatics getting away from another bunch of religious fanatics that were in power in England.
The pilgrims came to the New World to get out from under the king's rule.
They wanted religious freedom, such as the Pilgrims coming over on the Mayflower.
One of the primary reasons people left England to come to America was the pursuit of religious freedom. Many individuals and groups, such as the Pilgrims and Puritans, sought to escape religious persecution and establish communities where they could practice their beliefs without interference. This desire for a place to worship freely played a significant role in the early migration to America.
The term "New World" refers to the American continents. The Pilgrims came to a specific part of it, Massachusetts Bay.
First, of course, it wasn't the United States when they came here, not then and not for more than 150 years afterward. They came for religious freedom--for the right to worship God in the way that they chose, according to their beliefs. Their manner of worship was treated with intolerance where they came from. And--they were just as intolerant toward others.
The Pilgrims that came on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth rock in 1620. They are the most famous in American folk lore. Many others wishing for religious and other freedoms left before and after that date. They are still doing it today. Fed up with a government mired in royal entrapments they come here.
The Mormons did not 'come to' America, they began here. They travelled across the country and eventually left it in search of religious freedom. Shortly after leaving, the territory where they had moved was taken over by America in the Mexican American War and they were once again living on American soil. Nearly 200 years prior to the formation of Mormonism in America, several religious groups came from Europe in search of religious freedom, including the Puritains and the Brethren.