USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Beginning in 1630 as many as 20, 000 Puritans emigrated to America from England to gain the liberty to worship God as they chose. Most settled in New England, but some went as far as the West Indies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The New England colonies were founded to escape religious persecution in England. The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Religion was the key to the founding of a number of the colonies. Many were founded on the principal of religious liberty. The New England colonies were founded to provide a place for the Puritans to practice their religious beliefs. The Puritans did not give freedom of religion to others, especially non-believers.

Detailed explanation-4: -To those suffering from harassment or maltreatment in the Old World, the New World offered space to create new societies in which they could worship without interference-like the Pilgrims and Puritans who founded New England.

Detailed explanation-5: -It has long been understood that the prime motive for the founding of the New England colonies was religious freedom. Certainly what those early colonists wanted was the freedom to worship God as they deemed proper, but they did not extend that freedom to everyone.