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: -Puritans and Pilgrims They wanted to select their own ministers and decide on their own rules while remaining a part of the Church of England. But a small group of radical Puritans broke away from the Church of England entirely, a breach of English law for which they were persecuted. They were called Separatists.

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: -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.