USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They came to explore, to make money, to spread and practice their religion freely, and to live on land of their own. The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. In the 1500s England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a new church called the Church of England.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many colonists came to America from England to escape religious persecution during the reign of King James I (r.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America? The pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom. At the time, England required its citizens to belong to the Church of England. People wanted to practice their religious beliefs freely, and so many fled to the Netherlands, where laws were more flexible.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, to the Puritans, religious liberty meant following the true faith, which to them was their faith, and so it was the right to worship as they thought was the proper way. Now, religious freedom came to America in other colonies, and not to Massachusetts for a long time.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the storybook version most of us learned in school, the Pilgrims came to America aboard the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in 1620. The Puritans soon followed, for the same reason.