The puritans came to the New World to escape religiouse prosecution from the church of England. They intended to start a new branch of the church
The Puritans were opposed to slavery and many Christians, Puritans, and Quakers protested the government because of slavery and helped make the underground railroad to free slaves. The Puritans were in America before slavery. England started the slave trade to America and France provided almost all of the slave transport on ships to America.
Since most of the Pilgrims actually were Puritans themselves, the answer is yes.
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The establishment of the Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrims or also known as "puritans" had no long-lasting negatives fro America. The affect on the local Native Americans they came in contact with were for the most part friendly ones.
The Puritans were a group of people, mostly families, who came from Europe to America to reform the church of England.
In short, for religious freedom.
To worship what they wished
The main reason why most Puritans came to North America was to enjoy the freedom of religion. Most of them did not agree with the principles of the Anglican church of England.
Puritan ministers first started to migrate to America in 1630.
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The Puritans came from Great Britain to the Americas, and started a colony in North America. They settled in what is now Massachusetts.
The pilgrims and puritans came to american to practice religious freedom and escape religious prosecution.
The first Puritans to come to America (the founders of Massachusetts Bay Colony) came on a fleet of 17 ships. The flagship was the Arbella/Arabella.
Puritans came to escape religious persecution in England. They also came for freedom of religion and freedom to worship and new economic opportunities.
They were seeking religious freedom. They would probably not have been allowed to leave if the king or Parliament had known the reasons of the Puritans desire to leave.
the purtains came to America because it needed food for it home, new egland.