Virginia, but they got blown off course and ended up in Mass.
It was used when the Pilgrims left to go to the Americas and establish their own churches, independent of the Church of England.
They were English so they were from England and did not go there.
North America and England
Because they wanted to (:
There is no known state where the Pilgrims went before sailing to America. Though they had gone to the Netherlands for a number of years. The Mayflower left from England after stopping to meeting up with the Speedwell's passengers from the Netherlands and before traversing the Atlantic Ocean to land at Cape Cod instead of their expected destination at the Colony of Virginia.
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They were English so they didn't go to England because that is where they lived.
The pilgrims had left England for Holland to flee religious persecution. They left Holland after disliking the "dutchification" of their children. The pilgrims were separatists who wanted to remain English but wished to be free to practice their religion. They secured a charter to go to Jamestown, their original destination, but were blown off course. After scouting the surrounding area the pilgrims finally settled at Plymouth Plantation.
they weren't granted permission to get into Holland
it took about 50 years
They had a right to leave England so long as they didn't go somewhere else illegally.