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The pilgrims mainly settled in New England because they wanted religious freedom. The majority of the first pilgrims were either Puritans (wanted to purify Anglican church) or Separatists (wanted to separate from Anglican church). It is also important to realize that they wanted religious freedom for themselves, not other religious congregations.
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What came after the puritans?
The pilgrims came after the puritans. Both the puritans and pilgrims played a large part in New England's history and culture.
How do Puritans differ from the Pilgrims?
Puritans sought to reform the Church of England from within, while Pilgrims wanted to separate from it entirely. Puritans arrived in America later than the Pilgrims and settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Puritans were more focused on creating a religiously strict society, while Pilgrims were more concerned with religious freedom.
Did the Pilgrims come to New England after the Puritans?
pilgrims
Which colonial religion settled by pilgrims and puritans seeking religious freedom?
The religion settled by the pilgrims and puritans seeking religious freedom was Christianity, specifically Protestantism. The pilgrims sought to separate from the Church of England, while the puritans aimed to purify and reform the church. Both groups played a significant role in shaping the religious landscape of colonial America.
Many of the people who came to New England were looking for something. What was it?
Religeous freedoms. These people were mostly Puritans, Quakers and Pilgrims (who later merged with Puritans)
Why did the pilgrims and puritans settle in New England?
The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in New England because they wanted to build communities based on their own religions.
Which groups came to the new world for religious freedoms?
The Puritans and the Pilgrims
This New England state was settled by pilgrims and puritans?
Massachusetts
Who came to new world in ''The Great Migration'' the pilgrams or puritans?
the plgrams
The Pilgrims and Puritans went to what state for religious freedom?
New England:)
Did the pilgrims or the puritans establish the Massachusetts Bay colony?
in 1628, a group of puritans formed the new england company.
Were did the puritans come from?
The Puritans were from England. They believed that the Church of England was too much like the Catholic Church. They settled in what became Massachusetts and revived what they believed was the proper form of Anglican Protestantism.
