No they didn't. During the Reformation the only church tolerated was the Church of England and all others were driven out and the people arrested. The Pilgrims were one of these groups who were not given religious freedom and they left to find it elsewhere.
yes, yes it did.
For religious freedom purposes. The Church of England wanted to control them, much like our government is starting to do.
The Pilgrims were seeking a home where they had religious freedom.
The official name for the type of people that settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans, but we know them better as the Pilgrims. They left England to gain religious freedom for themselves and their families.
The 60 Pilgrims were looking for a place for religious freedom. They all were from the same small town in England. Other religions in England that weren't in the Church of England were persecuted and members arrested. They didn't come in 1607, but in 1620.
Pilgrims and Germans
The Pilgrims were seeking religious freedom.
New England:)
they couldn't have religious freedom... they had to be christian... i think Catholic.
The Pilgrims left England and the Netherlands to escape religious persecution. They found that freedom in the New World in Massachusetts.
William Brewster and William Bradford.
The Pilgrims left Europe, specifically England, to seek religious freedom in the New World.
The pilgrims mainly settled in New England because they wanted religious freedom. The majority of the first pilgrims were either Puritans (wanted to purify Anglican church) or Separatists (wanted to separate from Anglican church). It is also important to realize that they wanted religious freedom for themselves, not other religious congregations.
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.
To obtain religious freedom and avoid persecutions for their beliefs........by:Katie Nelson
They were seeking religious freedom.
For religious freedom purposes. The Church of England wanted to control them, much like our government is starting to do.
The pilgrims and puritans came to american to practice religious freedom and escape religious prosecution.