The Puritans wanted to be free from religious prosecution in England.
During the 1620s England's economy suffered. Many people lost their jobs. The English king, Charles I, made the situation worse by raising taxes. This unpopular act led to a political crisis. At the same time, the Church of England began to punish Puritans because they were dissenters, or people who disagree with official opinions. King Charles refused to allow Puritans to criticize church actions.
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The Pilgrims left Plymouth, England, for America on the Mayflower on September 16, 1620.
Religious Freedom.
in a short answer - for religious freedom, adventure, and political freedom and a hope for new opportunities
The records of the Vikings attempt to settle in North America they left behind huts, jewelry, lamps, and tools.
They wanted to remove themselves and their children from the unhealthy secular influences of English society.
The Pilgrims left Plymouth, England, for America on the Mayflower on September 16, 1620.
the pilgrims didn't leave America because the didn't want to.
They did not want to leave America they wanted to go there.
Why did the pilgrims leave England How did the pilgrims travle to America When did the pilgrims first see America
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They could not practice their religion and wanted to start a religious government
on their mother country, the pilgrims did not have the privilage of freedom of religeon. as their country was an anarchy, their were rules against certain religeons other than the rolayltie's own, so they saught freedom in America, creating their own colony where they were able to practice their religeon freely.
because god told them too
Religious Freedom.
the Purtains wanted to be free from reilgious prosecution in England
The Pilgrims left Europe, specifically England, to seek religious freedom in the New World.
what continent did the Pilgrims leave from?what continent did the Pilgrims leave from?