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The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in New England because they wanted to build communities based on their own religions.
The Pilgrims from the Church of New England settled in Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts in 1620. They established the colony after fleeing religious persecution in England and seeking religious freedom.
The official name for the type of people that settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans, but we know them better as the Pilgrims. They left England to gain religious freedom for themselves and their families.
the pilgrims were puritans they wanted to go to Virgina but ended up in Massachusetts in 1620.
The two colonies that the Pilgrims found in New England were Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Plymouth Colony was settled in 1620, while the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630.
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The religion settled by the pilgrims and puritans seeking religious freedom was Christianity, specifically Protestantism. The pilgrims sought to separate from the Church of England, while the puritans aimed to purify and reform the church. Both groups played a significant role in shaping the religious landscape of colonial America.
The Pilgrims came to the shores of New England in 1620, many of them were Puritans but not all of them. Some individuals came to escape dire economic conditions in England and saw coming to New England as an opportunity.
Many in the New England area came for religious freedom. Some came for economic opportunities.