The simple answer is religious freedom. The Puritans were being persecuted for their religious beliefs in England and to get away from the persecution, the immigrated to the New World, among other places.
The Puritans migrated to the New World in the early 17th century to escape religious persecution and establish communities where they could practice their faith freely. They sought to create a society based on their interpretation of Christianity and live according to their religious beliefs.
The main reasons the Puritans left Europe for the New World was to escape religious persecution and establish a community where they could practice their faith freely. They also sought economic opportunity and the chance to create a society based on their own religious principles.
They wanted to live free from religious persecution. The king of England would not let the puritans worship their god. The Puritans came to the New World because they wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
The Puritans sought to break with the Church of England when they came to the New World. They believed the church was still too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to establish a more strictly Protestant and purified form of worship in their new colony.
Puritans traveled to the New World seeking religious freedom and the opportunity to establish communities based on their beliefs. They sought to create a society that aligned with their strict interpretation of Christianity and separate themselves from what they viewed as the corrupt practices of the Church of England.
The term "Pilgrims" refers to a specific group of Puritans who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They are often called pilgrims because they journeyed to the New World seeking religious freedom and a new start.
To escape the world of secular England…
They wanted freedom to practice their puritan religion
The puritans came to New England to be able to practice their religion freely and escape religious persecution.
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Pursued of religion freedoms