The Pilgrims wanted freedom from religious persecution. The Church of England was the state church and all other religions were banned. Most of the Pilgrims were Anabaptists or reformers of the church. This is why the "Separation of church and state" is part of our laws, the government did not want freedom from the church, but the church needed freedom from the government.
Freedom from persecution from the Anglican authorities drove the Pilgrims to choose to colonize what we know today as eastern Massachusetts.
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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 came to America almost 400 years ago.
The 60 Pilgrims were looking for a place for religious freedom. They all were from the same small town in England. Other religions in England that weren't in the Church of England were persecuted and members arrested. They didn't come in 1607, but in 1620.
People from England came to America. They were called Pilgrims. They came to America in 1620. The Pilgrims wanted freedom of religion. They wanted to choose their own church. They came on a ship they called the Mayflower. The Pilgrims lived in a place called Plymouth. The Indians (Native Americans) helped them build Why_did_Pilgrims_come_to_Americaand find food. The Native Americans (Indians) were the first people to live in America.
In short, for religious freedom.
The pilgrims and puritans came to american to practice religious freedom and escape religious prosecution.
The piligrams Came to North America for freedom of religion and a new life.
They wanted religious freedom, such as the Pilgrims coming over on the Mayflower.
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The pilgrims came to the New World to get out from under the king's rule.
Captain John Smith. English pilgrims migrated here, seeking religious freedom.
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 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.
The Pilgrims came to America almost 400 years ago.
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