SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They had nowhere to live.
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The king wouldn’t let them make changes to their church.
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They didn’t like the king’s rules.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -They believed the Church of England was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and should eliminate ceremonies and practices not rooted in the Bible. Puritans felt that they had a direct covenant with God to enact these reforms.
Detailed explanation-3: -These well-to-do Puritans and many thousands more left their English homes not to establish a land of religious freedom, but to practice their own religion without persecution. Puritan New England offered them the opportunity to live as they believed the Bible demanded.
Detailed explanation-4: -They felt their only option was to leave the church and create new, separate churches. Known as “separatists, ” these Puritans left their homeland and in 1609 moved to Leiden, Holland, where they hoped to worship freely, without harassment from church authorities.