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.
pilgrims
In short, for religious freedom.
to escape religeous persecution in england
The pilgrims and puritans came to american to practice religious freedom and escape religious prosecution.
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In short, for religious freedom.
They landed and began Plymouth in 1620.
Pursued of religion freedoms
to escape religeous persecution in england
The Puritans were a group of people, mostly families, who came from Europe to America to reform the church of England.
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 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.