USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As dissidents, they sought religious freedom and economic opportunities in distant lands. They were religious people with a strong piety and a desire to establish a holy commonwealth of people who would carry out God’s will on earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Puritans were seeking freedom, but they didn’t understand the idea of toleration. They came to America to find religious freedom-but only for themselves. They had little tolerance or even respect for the Pequot Indians, who lived in nearby Connecticut and Rhode Island. They called them heathens.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Why did the Puritans come to New England and what did they call their first settlement? They came to New England for religious freedom, and to avoid being jailed again. They named their first settlement Boston.