SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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They were tired of living there
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They wanted religious freedom
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They wanted to live on the beach
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They thought America would be more fun
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the autumn of 1620, a group of Christians fleeing persecution for their faith by the English Crown took ship on the Mayflower, intent on establishing in the New World a perfect society where all people would be free to worship as they wished.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America? The pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom. At the time, England required its citizens to belong to the Church of England. People wanted to practice their religious beliefs freely, and so many fled to the Netherlands, where laws were more flexible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Meanwhile, the Pilgrims are seen as the importers of religious freedom to the United States and stalwarts of the idea that each person should be able to worship as they choose, a narrative that is repeated annually during Thanksgiving celebrations.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Many colonists came to America from England to escape religious persecution during the reign of King James I (r.