they had strong religious views
The religious group known as the Pilgrims sought religious freedom from the Church of England.They had sought and secured a charter from King James to have a colony in the New World possessions of Great Britain. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean, but due to storms, mis-navigated their direction. Their ship was the Mayflower, and instead of landing far to the south, they ended up on the coast near what is now the city of Boston, in 1620. They called their settlement Plymouth.
mayflower compact
30% Of the settlers in Plymouth were children.
To secure freedom from religious persecution
Plymouth, which is a colony in the New England area.
The Pilgrims colonized Plymouth, Massachusetts. Also known as Puritans.
The region where the Massachusetts Bay Colony was begun was Plymouth. Initially, the settlers intended to settle in Provincetown but gave up and preferred Plymouth.
Each group of settlers created a community based on religious beliefs
Made him leave the colony
why did some settlers leave Massachusetts bay colony to find their own settlements
A. seek religious freedom
The religious group known as the Pilgrims sought religious freedom from the Church of England.They had sought and secured a charter from King James to have a colony in the New World possessions of Great Britain. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean, but due to storms, mis-navigated their direction. Their ship was the Mayflower, and instead of landing far to the south, they ended up on the coast near what is now the city of Boston, in 1620. They called their settlement Plymouth.
mayflower compact
The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth, Massachusetts with the English settlers breaking bread with the local Native American tribes. At the time Bradford was the governor of the colony.
William Bradford, who was one of the settlers at Plymouth, wrote his memoirs in a book, called Of Plymouth Plantation. It is a remarkable history of the colony.
30% Of the settlers in Plymouth were children.
so that they could self-rule themselves.