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The Puritans came to the US to escape religious persecution in Europe. They left England, many going to Holland so that they could worship in their way instead of that of the Church of England. In Holland, persecution from the Catholics eventually led to their Immigration to the Colonies to allow them religious freedom.For religion or you can say that they disagreed with the religious teachings of the Church of England. They wanted to reform the Church of England and remove the Roman Catholicism traces from the church.
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∙ 9y agoThe Puritans and Pilgrims came to American to escape the corruption so prevalent in the church in Europe, and to gain the freedom to practice their religion as they chose.
Perhaps better: They feared religious freedom so much that they could not stand to observe their neighbors feasting and wassailing at Christmas - which they knew to be a Pagan holiday dressed up it Christian garb - and so they fled to a (theoretically) empty land to establish a society where no religion but their own would be allowed.
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∙ 9y agoThe Puritans and Pilgrims came to American to escape the corruption so prevalent in the church in Europe, and to gain the freedom to practice their religion as they chose.
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Did the Pilgrims come to New England after the Puritans?
pilgrims
Did the Pilgrims or the puritans sail to the new world in the 1600?
It was Colonial America,the Puritans
Who came to new world in ''The Great Migration'' the pilgrams or puritans?
the plgrams
What other European country did the pilgrims flee?
The Puritans or the Pilgrims fled England first and landed in the Netherlands. After staying there for a time, the took ships to the New World.
This New England state was settled by pilgrims and puritans?
Massachusetts
Did the Pilgrims come to New England after the Puritans?
pilgrims
Did the Pilgrims or the puritans sail to the new world in the 1600?
It was Colonial America,the Puritans
Did the pilgrims or the puritans sail to the new world in the 1600s?
It was Colonial America,the Puritans
Which groups came to the new world for religious freedoms?
The Puritans and the Pilgrims
Who came to new world in ''The Great Migration'' the pilgrams or puritans?
the plgrams
What came after the puritans?
The pilgrims came after the puritans. Both the puritans and pilgrims played a large part in New England's history and culture.
Why did the pilgrims and puritans settle in New England?
The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in New England because they wanted to build communities based on their own religions.
What other European country did the pilgrims flee?
The Puritans or the Pilgrims fled England first and landed in the Netherlands. After staying there for a time, the took ships to the New World.
This New England state was settled by pilgrims and puritans?
Massachusetts
What did puritans come to the new world?
Pursued of religion freedoms
What are the names of the religious group that come to the new world?
One religious group that came to the new world were the Pilgrims, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 seeking religious freedom. Another group were the Puritans, who settled in Massachusetts Bay in the early 1600s to establish a religious community based on their beliefs.
What was the name of the group that set on the mayflower in order to practice their religion in the new world and to start a new religious government?
Christian Puritans.
