USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MAYFLOWER SETTLEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many of the original English colonists were religious separatists from the Church of England (e.g., the Pilgrims in Plymouth and the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony). Why were these groups eager to settle colonies in North America?
A
as punishment by the King of England
B
The Puritan and Pilgrim religious doctrines call for isolationism.
C
religious freedom and financial opportunities
D
Both the Puritans and the Pilgrims were captive slaves of the colonial settlers.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Puritans thought that the bishops and priests had too much power over church members. The most extreme Protestants wanted to separate from the Church of England. These Separatists formed their own churches and cut all ties with the Church of England. In response, Anglican leaders began to punish Separatists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thirty-five of the Pilgrims were members of the radical English Separatist Church, who traveled to America to escape the jurisdiction of the Church of England, which they found corrupt. Ten years earlier, English persecution had led a group of Separatists to flee to Holland in search of religious freedom.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many colonists came to America from England to escape religious persecution during the reign of King James I (r. 1603–1625) and of Charles I (r. 1625–1649), James’s son and successor, both of whom were hostile to the Puritans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plymouth colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution.

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