Unitarians
the religious group were the puritans
The Puritans.
While they were mostly Church of England it was not founded by a religious group or for religious motivations.
The Puritans
the first group that settled new England were the puritans
The majority of the Mayflower's passengers on the journey to Virginia were Puritans, a group who believed that both the Church of England and the Catholic Church in England had strayed from the teachings of the Bible.
A new religious group or denomination was created in England after the restoration of the monarchy. It was called the society of Friends and also the Quakers. Some of their religious ceremonies were intense and members "quaked" thus the term Quakers. This new sect quickly became the object of persecution by the Church of England.
Puritans
The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were fleeing religious persecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of Pilgrims left England for the religious freedom in Holand where they lived and prospered.
The group of people that left England for the Plymouth Colony did so mostly for religious reasons. They were being mistreated in England and the Netherlands and thought America would be better.
The group of people that left England for the Plymouth Colony did so mostly for religious reasons. They were being mistreated in England and the Netherlands and thought America would be better.
the answer is John winthrop.