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They wanted to find a place where they would be free to practice their religion, free from external pressures that they experienced in England (among others, the obligation by law to attend Anglican church services) and free from the 'temptations' that their younger members experienced in Holland. Missionary work was a core activity for the Pilgrims, and in Protestant England and Holland there was not much to convert. America and the American indians offered much better prospects for converting people and it allowed them a settlement free from external pressures and temptations.

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