SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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The Puritans hoped to get rich from the area’s natural resources.
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The Puritans wanted to spread the teachings of the Church of England.
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The Puritans were explorers looking for new lands to study.
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The Puritans wanted to be able to practice their religion freely.
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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 formed the Massachusetts Bay Company. In 1630 a fleet of ships carrying Puritan colonists left England for Massachusetts to seek religious freedom. They were led by John Winthrop. The Puritans believed that they had made a covenant, or promise, with God to build an ideal Christian community.
Detailed explanation-3: -Puritans were traveling to escape persecution in their home country. In 1630, a group of Puritans left England in search of a place to practice their religion freely. They had a charter from the Massachusetts Bay Company to settle land in New England.
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: -Why did the did the Separatists and Puritans leave England and settle in North America? England changed from a Roman Catholic to Protestant and because of this the Separatists wanted to break completely away and the Puritans wanted to reform the church.