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  • Some Massachusetts' colonists found it necessary to establish new colonies in New England because they did not agree with being labled as heretics and facing exile from the colony if they did not obey the laws, of required church attendance and regulated behavior, that were passed by John Winthrop, Massachusetts' first govenor, because of his and the Puritans strong religious beliefs.
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Who founded colonies Massachusetts?

Jonathon Calvert of England founded the colony of Massachusetts for religious freedom. Puritans were telling them to leave, so they moved to Asia and left behind a colonial war between the states.


Why did Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

They didn't agree with the Puritans


Why did roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson leave Massachusetts bay colony?

They didn't agree with the Puritans


Why did the puritans leave England and what region did the settle in?

The Puritans left England in the 17th century to escape religious persecution and seek religious freedom. They settled primarily in the region of New England in North America, founding colonies such as Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony.


Why did the New Hampshire colonists leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Most who left were not given a choice. They were expelled as non-compliant Puritans.


Did the puritans found Massachusetts bay colony?

John Winthrop,governor of the Puritans, established the Massachusetts bay colony


Why did the Puritans leave England and what colony did they building New England?

The Puritans left England in order to worship God in the way they believed was right. They founded three colonies in the New England, Plymouth in 1620 and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, both located in Massachusetts, and the Connecticut Colony in 1636. Some people say they came because they wanted religious freedom, but that's not really correct, because they believed their way of worship was the only right way and did not allow people who believed something different to worship as they saw fit. The Puritans settled only in the New England region.


Why did the puritans leave England and what colony they build in new England?

The Puritans left England in order to worship God in the way they believed was right. They founded three colonies in the New England, Plymouth in 1620 and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, both located in Massachusetts, and the Connecticut Colony in 1636. Some people say they came because they wanted religious freedom, but that's not really correct, because they believed their way of worship was the only right way and did not allow people who believed something different to worship as they saw fit. The Puritans settled only in the New England region.


For whom did the Massachusetts Bay Colony provide a safe religious haven?

When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by John Winthrop, its goal was to be a "city on a hill," a religious theocracy run by and for Puritans, and one that would set a good example for Christians who would live there. Unfortunately, the Puritans turned out to be quite intolerant of not just other religions but other interpretations of Puritanism, causing people like Roger Williams to leave and establish other colonies (in Williams's case, Rhode Island).


What did the Puritans in Plymouth Colony do with Roger Williams for challenging the church's rules?

Made him leave the colony


What caused people to leave the Massachusetts bay colony?

What caused people to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony is that church leaders or ministers did not take ideas from their own. Some were forced out of Massachusetts.


Who dissenter forced by Puritans to leave Massachusetts founder of Rhodisland?

Roger Williams