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The Pilgrims from the Church of New England settled in Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts in 1620. They established the colony after fleeing religious persecution in England and seeking religious freedom.

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What city did the pilgrims leave from in England?

the church of England


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 and Puritans establish colonies in New England?

The Pilgrims didn't settle in New England because they wanted to, but because they saw that it was land. They simply wanted to settle where there was no ruler and wanted to end their long journey. They were trying to get to Virginia but got lost.


How are the pilgrims and puritans the same?

Both Pilgrims and Puritans were Protestant religious groups who originated in England. They both sought religious freedom and established colonies in the New World. While they shared similar beliefs and values, the Pilgrims were a specific group seeking to separate from the Church of England, while the Puritans aimed to purify the church from within.


The pilgrims left England primarily because they?

The Pilgrims were religious dissidents who defied the canon and rules of the Church of England and openly violated mandatory attendance rules in Britain. They fled to Holland due to religious persecution , but feared they would lose their British identity there. As a result, they chose to sail to the British colonies in the New World.


Where did pilgrims come from?

AnswerThe Pilgrims originally came from England. Then they moved to Holland. Then they went to America


Why couldn't the Pilgrims pick their own religion?

The Pilgrims faced religious persecution in England due to their dissenting beliefs. They sought religious freedom in the New World to practice their own faith without interference from the Church of England or the government.


What is the difference between a Puritan or a pilgram?

The Puritans wished to reform - "purify" - the Church of England. The Pilgrims emigrated to America in 1620 because they wished to worship in their own setting, not in the Church of England. This right, which we take for granted in the modern Western world, was severely restricted in England at the time.


What was the country that the pilgrims tried to settle in before coming to the new world called?

Holland


Why did the pilgrims run away from England?

The Pilgrims left England and the Netherlands to escape religious persecution. They found that freedom in the New World in Massachusetts.


Why were the pilgrims known as separatist?

They were separating from the Church of England in order to practice religous freedom, their "purified" form of Christianity involving less Catholic components, in the New World.


Is an Indian a Pilgrim?

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