The word for such a person is "refugee", meaning someone who seeks refuge, often now called an "asylum seeker."
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Jews moved to Australiaa in an attempt at escaping persecution, at establishing a new life, and simply because they wanted to.
James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia for the purpose of creating a refuge for England's poor (especially those facing debtor's prisons), as well as Protestant, non-English settlers escaping religious persecution.
* Christians suffered persecution at the hands of the Romans.
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Escaping religious persecution
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It was Maryland.
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Escaping religious persecution
They were either escaping persecution or looking for a better life.
Someone who leaves a country to live elsewhere in order to achieve their economic desires (as opposed to for non-economic reasons, such as political persecution).
Escaping religious persecution
Most of the first arrivals were people escaping religious persecution.
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Is escaping from persecution in their own homeland.