the pilgrims who came to north america in 1620 were also known as puritans.
the pilgrims who came to north america in 1620 were also known as puritans.
the pilgrims who came to north america in 1620 were also known as?
puritans
section::::migration to america (1620–1640).









































in 1620, a group of separatists known as the pilgrims settled in new england and established the plymouth colony. the pilgrims originated as a dissenting congregation in scrooby led by william brewster, richard clyfton and john robinson. this congregation was subject to ecclesiastical investigation, and its members faced social hostility from conforming church members. fearing increasing persecution, the group left england and settled in the dutch city of leiden. in 1620, after receiving a patent from the london company, the pilgrims left for new england on board the "mayflower", landing at plymouth rock.
history of the puritans in north america
the first english settlers in massachusetts, the pilgrims, established their settlement at plymouth in 1620, and developed friendly relations with the native wampanoag. this was the second successful permanent english colony in north america, after the jamestown colony. before heading to the new world, they migrated to holland to escape the harsh treatment from king james for rejecting england's official church. although they were allowed some religious liberties in holland, the liberalism and openness of the dutch to all styles of life horrified them. they approached the virginia company and asked to settle "as a distinct body of themselves" in america. in the fall of 1620, they sailed to north america on the "mayflower", first landing near the tip of cape cod (modern-day provincetown, massachusetts). blown north off its course, the mayflower landed at a site that had been named plymouth. since the area was not land that lay within their charter, they created the mayflower compact, one of america's first documents of self-governance, prior to landing. the first year was extremely difficult, with inadequate supplies. they also suffered grievously from smallpox and malaria. they were assisted, however, in their time of trouble by the wampanoag under-chief massasoit.
history of massachusetts