SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Question
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Most of the people who settled the first New England Colonies were ____
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Pilgrims
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Puritans
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Catholics
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Doctors
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Puritans went chiefly to New England, but small numbers went to other English colonies up and down the Atlantic. Puritans played the leading roles in establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629, the Saybrook Colony in 1635, the Connecticut Colony in 1636, and the New Haven Colony in 1638.
Detailed explanation-2: -The New England colonies were established by the Puritans for religious freedom. Established in the 17th century, the New England colonies were some of the first colonies in North America and were a haven for Puritans seeking religious freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arriving in New England, the Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in a town they named Boston.
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