The Pilgrims decided to leave Europe to be free to worship as they pleased and to escape religious persecution and punishment.
The Pilgrims were a group of English settlers who first came to American soil and set up their settlements. Their arrival would set into action the course of establishing settlements by European powers on American soil.
- The Church of England mandates that Catholicism be the religion of the people and that everyone must pledge loyalty to the Church.
- For other branches of Christianity, like Protestants, that was unacceptable.
- This led to mass religious persecution, which led them to escape the country and look for a place where they can freely practice their religion.
- So, in 1620, a group of English settlers arrived on the shores of America aboard The Mayflower.
- This would become the first of many arrivals, leading to the American nation becoming a colony of the European powers.
The Pilgrims' arrival on the American continent was initially due to the desire to have religious freedom and escape religious persecution. But with that arrival, the European powers would begin their colonizing efforts in America. Thus, the two correct answers are the first and fourth options.
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