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What reason best explains why the pilgrims and Puritans left England and settled in the Plymouth Colony?
They left England and the Netherlands for more religious freedom and for land. Most European countries had a state religion. Roman Catholicism in most countries and the Anglican Church in England. Thus our Constitution fordiding a state, or national religion. All the signers of our Constitution were Christians. There were no Jewish or Catholics. Ninety five per cent of the signers were active church members. Of course this happened much later, after the Puritans landed and established a country. But there desire to worship without interference from the government carried over into the time of our constitution.
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Which colony was founded by the puritans?
The Pilgrims and Puritans are the same thing and Massachusetts is the answer
What religious group settled Plymouth colony?
The religious group that settled in the New England region of the Americas in the 17th century was known as "the Puritans. " Dissenting strongly from the established Church of England in their home-country, these Puritans sought a place wherein they could live and worship exactly as their faith directed them.
Did the Pilgrims come to New England after the Puritans?
pilgrims
Who travelled on the mayflower?
The Pilgrims after leaving England.
This New England state was settled by pilgrims and puritans?
Massachusetts
Which colony was founded by the puritans?
The Pilgrims and Puritans are the same thing and Massachusetts is the answer
Compare and contrast pilgrims and puritans?
Both the Pilgrims and Puritans originated from England and the Anglican Church. They differed in status. Puritans were educated and pious and were slightly higher in the social ladder, while the Pilgrims were the working people.
What religious group settled Plymouth colony?
The religious group that settled in the New England region of the Americas in the 17th century was known as "the Puritans. " Dissenting strongly from the established Church of England in their home-country, these Puritans sought a place wherein they could live and worship exactly as their faith directed them.
Who establish Plymouth colony?
The Pilgrims colonized Plymouth, Massachusetts. Also known as Puritans.
What ethnic group were the pilgrims?
The Pilgrims who came to America were mainly composed of English puritans and separatists and departed from Plymouth England, so their nationality was English.
Where did the pilgrims plan to settle?
Puritans: settled in Massachusetts, Cape Cod (Plymouth, New England, Boston, Salem Etc.)
Did the Pilgrims come to New England after the Puritans?
pilgrims
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.
Who settled the Plymouth Colony why?
Plymouth was settled by Puritans from England.
The religious dissenters who established Plymouth colony were the?
The religious dissenters who established Plymouth colony were known as the Pilgrims and Puritans. They made their way there in 1620.
Plymoth colony was settled by a religious group known as?
Plymouth Colony was settled by a group of Puritans that had broken away from the Church of England. They were known as the Pilgrims.
Where did the puritans leave from?
They left Plymouth England.
