why did the puritans emigrate from England to massachusetts?

Answer 1

to put it easy. They were escaping persecution by the English church. the Protestants.

Ironic in a way seeing how the Protestants were persecuted by the Catholics and they were by the Romans.

Any ways that is why they came to Plymouth, MA to espace Religious persecution.

Answer 2

Obviously the religious authorities in the 1600s in Massachusetts Bay Colony were seeking to maintain a severe order and conformity - - any people who wanted some merriment were going to get penalized. People wanted Christmas to be a time to unwind and to be happy; this year the economic powers-that-be are telling us that the American economy has tanked and we will all be fined in the new year of Congressional blank-checkwriting for a "stimulus plan" that will shoot up funds into the American consumers' spending to make us all go out and spend, spend, spend

Answer 3

The puritans were fundamentalists and subscribed to calvinistic doctrines as well as the philosophies of Buchanan and Knox. These philosophies challenged the English monarchy by advocating the overthrow of any heretic monarchy. They were particulary adamant against Queen Elizabeth and her newly established Anglican Church, they also felt that their was to great of infiltration of Catholicism within England.

For their extremist views, and threats against the peace in an already turbulent time period they were persecuted and took refuge first in the Netherlands. It is later that they set sail for the New World which they believed to be God's answer for the wickedness of Europe. They believed that America was an opportunity to establish God's kingdom on Earth and they set sail, arriving first in Provincetown MA, then landing at Plimoth where they established the Plimoth colony. Today Plymouth, MA still has the believed Plymouth Rock on view for tourists and a replica of the Mayflower called the Mayflower II. In a bit of ironic twist the original Mayflower was scrapped and its wood is still presently used as a pub on the east side of London.

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Answer 4

they wanted freedom to practice there religion as they saw fit. IN England they where harassed and imprisoned, they where not part of the government run Church of England, and believed in the Bible only for doctrine and faith, so they first went to Amsterdam, but they could not make any financial gains or generate income to support there families, reason being, the locals although tolerant of the faith, would not do business with them, so the Idea of going to the New world, and being still on English soil, yet far from intervention of there practices of faith, they packed up again and headed to the new world, it was hard on them since most where merchant class, and not laborers, and all came from the crowded cites, not the country, they had no skills at living of the land, so it was very hard on them, more than other colonist who where a mixed bag of backgrounds to fit all the needs of starting a colony in a wild new land.

Answer 5

They were religious dissenters who wished to get away The Church of England. First they went to Holland but could not stay, their children were learning to speak Dutch.

So they hired a ship and set off for Virgina. But they landed in what is now Massachusetts. (Plymouth Colony at the time) They claimed to have been off course but that is doubtful. They probably erred on purpose to stay away from authortity in Virginia.

But they also had an economic motive, having their own land and a chance to improve their lives

Answer 6

Well, you see the puritans were unhappy with the way things were going in england. They believed that only an elite type group of super christians, "visible saints" should be allowed to join the church. they started creating problems and the king soon realized that if he let people defy him in religion soon they would defy him politically. So, he bothered them until they left. they tried living in other countries but they were worried that their children would be influenced by the world around them so they moved to the new world in hopes of being free from unwanted influences and religious persecution. Hurrah!

Answer 7

They were discriminated against in England. In religious matters the English have a long, mean history of persecuting anyone not an adherent to the Church of England.

Answer 8

The Church of England was the official religion. They wanted to have their own beliefs and their own church. They were persecuted for that, so when the opportunity arose, they sailed off to the new world for religious freedom.



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Answer 9

To start a new life under their religious beliefs, and get away from the oppression in England.

Answer 10

Religious persecution by the Brits.