tar and feathering is one and it was apretty bad fate
Nathaniel Hawthorn
the middle colonies
They wanted to reform, or purify the church of England's Practices.
For religious freedom, because they were prosecuted in England. And because of new economic opportunities, since there was somewhat of overpopulation and limitied resources in England.
In England Henry the VIII had a lot to do with it.
Roman Catholicism
Definitely in England and North America and I think some may have been persecuted in the Caribbean as well as possibly also other places.
Puritans formed the New England company and received a royal charter to establish the Massachusetts Bay Company.
The religion in England that persecuted other religions was Protestantism, specifically the Church of England. Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Catholicism and other dissenting religious groups were actively persecuted. This period is known as the Elizabethan Religious Settlement.
banana
The Puritians were Christians.
They left to find religious freedom. The Church of England was no friendlier to Puritans than were the Catholic regions of Europe. They were widely restricted and persecuted.