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The Pilgrims also known as Separatists or Puritans wanted religious freedom.

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Why were pilgrams also known as 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.


What were the pilgrims beliefs?

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.


Why did the separatists who came to America call themselves pilgrims?

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.


English puritans who landed at plymouth?

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.


What protesters wanted to separate from the church of England?

The Pilgrims and the Puritans both wanted to separate from the Church of England.

Related Questions

By what name were the Pilgrims called when they lived in England?

They were called Separatists because they wanted to separate from The Church of England.


Were the Separatists Protestants or Catholics?

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."


What do you call Pilgrims that break away from the Church of England?

Separatists


Why were the Pilgrims also called 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.


Why did the Pilgrims have Thanksgiving?

to thank god for harvestThe pilgrims were Separatists/Protestants that were unhappy with the Anglican church.


Pilgrims who wanted to sever all ties to the church of England?

Some Pilgrims wanted to sever all ties to the Church of England. This group of Pilgrims were called the Separatists.


Why were pilgrams also known as 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.


What were the pilgrims beliefs?

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.


Did pilgrims and puritans both agree to separate from church?

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."


Why did the separatists who came to America call themselves pilgrims?

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.


What also means pilgrams?

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.


What group wanted to break away from the church in England?

The group that wanted to leave the Church of England were the Separatists.