SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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The Great Migration
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The Puritan Movement
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The Great Escape
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term Great Migration usually refers to the migration in the period of English Puritans to Massachusetts and the Caribbean, especially Barbados. They came in family groups rather than as isolated individuals and were mainly motivated for freedom to practice their beliefs.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Arriving in New England, the Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in a town they named Boston. Life was hard, but in this stern and unforgiving place they were free to worship as they chose.