The Pilgrims also known as Separatists or Puritans wanted religious freedom.
The Pilgrims broke away from the Church of England that King Henry instituted. They were persecuted for their beliefs and that they did not attend the Church of England. By the time the Pilgrims broke away from the church, King James was ruling. Some of these "Separatists" went to Holland. They lived there until they felt the Dutch were a bad influence. And again, some of those separatists left for America. These Separatists then made their "pilgrimage" (journey) to America. Today these Puritans/Religious Dessenters/Separatists are called the Pilgrims.
Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. They also wanted to separate themselves from those who were not believers, the damned. Pilgrims believed they were elected by God for salvation and they wanted to worship only with other “saints” who had also been saved by God.Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. They also wanted to separate themselves from those who were not believers, the damned. Pilgrims believed they were elected by God for salvation and they wanted to worship only with other "saints" who had also been saved by God.
The pilgrims were known as separatists because they did not believe in the teachings of the English church so they SEPERATED from it. They did this by coming to the Americas and starting their own colonies.
Puritans were people who wanted to reform the Anglican Church;Pilgrims or Separatists were people who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and start their own church in a new country.
The Pilgrims and the Puritans both wanted to separate from the Church of England.
They were called Separatists because they wanted to separate from The Church of England.
The Separatists, also known as the Pilgrims, were originally Protestant members of the Church of England. However, they later separated from the Church and formed their own independent religious congregations, hence the name "Separatists."
Separatists
The Pilgrims were called Separatists because they left the Church of England. Because of this, the Pilgrims were persecuted in England and came to the New World for religious reasons.
to thank god for harvestThe pilgrims were Separatists/Protestants that were unhappy with the Anglican church.
Some Pilgrims wanted to sever all ties to the Church of England. This group of Pilgrims were called the Separatists.
The Pilgrims broke away from the Church of England that King Henry instituted. They were persecuted for their beliefs and that they did not attend the Church of England. By the time the Pilgrims broke away from the church, King James was ruling. Some of these "Separatists" went to Holland. They lived there until they felt the Dutch were a bad influence. And again, some of those separatists left for America. These Separatists then made their "pilgrimage" (journey) to America. Today these Puritans/Religious Dessenters/Separatists are called the Pilgrims.
Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. They also wanted to separate themselves from those who were not believers, the damned. Pilgrims believed they were elected by God for salvation and they wanted to worship only with other “saints” who had also been saved by God.Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. They also wanted to separate themselves from those who were not believers, the damned. Pilgrims believed they were elected by God for salvation and they wanted to worship only with other "saints" who had also been saved by God.
Puritans did not separate from the Anglican Church, they wanted to stay and "purify" it of the Roman Catholic beliefs that remained after the Reformation. Pilgrims believed that England shouldn't have a church who's ideals switched with every new king. They wanted to separate from the church and be free to practice their own interpretations of the Bible. Hence the name "Separatists."
The pilgrims were known as separatists because they did not believe in the teachings of the English church so they SEPERATED from it. They did this by coming to the Americas and starting their own colonies.
The Pilgrims were a group of Separatists who traveled from England, to Holland, and then onto the New World in 1620. The Separatists wanted to separate from the church of England because they didn't like the religious views and were being harshly persecuted.
The group that wanted to leave the Church of England were the Separatists.