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The simplest answer is the following: the pilgrims were in fact Puritans. The Puritans (a religious sect which Oliver Cromwell belonged to) made their way to the New World as a way to escape religious persecution in England. The New World offered them the chance of establishing a colony where they could worship freely. The pilgrims were not the first Europeans to arrive in the New World. The Spanish settled St. Augustine much earlier and the Vikings likely were in the Newfoundland/Labrador area in the 11th Century.
Note: myths and legends abound about where the pilgrims first landed. Typically, it is assumed they landed at Plymouth Rock; however, this may in fact not be the case.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe pilgrims were coming to the New World(The americas) for religious freedom from England. This landing was important because it began the colonization of the Americas. If the Pilgrims had failed, it could have been years before another expedition was sent out. Your question just got answered by a 11 year old.
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∙ 12y agoThey landed because they were out of beer.
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∙ 14y agoThe Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because of a storm that they hit along the way.
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Who did Samoset sell his land to?
The pilgrims
What month did the pilgrims land in America?
The Pilgrims landed in America in the month of thanks giving.
Where did the pilgrims land before the came to Plymouth?
Holland
What month did the pilgrims land in the new world?
November
When did the pilgrims land in New World?
So the question was when did the pilgrams land on this continent? And the answer is so they landed in 1620s.
When did the pilgrims land in Plymouth?
The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth 1620.
How did the pilgrims travel between A.D. 150 and 1500?
Pilgrims traveled by land
What state did the pilgrims land on in the North America continent?
The pilgrims landed in Massaacheusest
What day did the pilgrims land?
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Who did Samoset sell his land to?
The pilgrims
How did the pilgrims land on Plymouth?
On the Mayflower
What month did the pilgrims land in America?
The Pilgrims landed in America in the month of thanks giving.
Who help the pilgrims in america?
The American Indians helped the pilgrims in America. They taught the pilgrims how to cultivate the land. The pilgrims would not have survived without the help of the Native Americans.
What did the pilgrims land on first?
Provincetown, Massachusetts
What harbor did the pilgrims land on?
Plymouth rock
What year did the pilgrims land?
They landed in 1620.
When did the pilgrims land in provincetown?
The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Harbor in what is now Massachusetts in 1620.
