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They were attempting to get away from the controls of Kings, churches and banks. The "new world" held the promise of freedom to live their lives according to their own wants and needs.

The beginning of the Declaration of Independence sums it all up...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

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