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Why did the Separatists and Puritans leave England and settle in North America?

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They were trying to escape religious discrimination and so they could practice their own religious beliefs.
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The Separatists and Puritans left England to practice their religion freely without any interruption from the Church of England. They separated themselves from the Church of England because they saw too much of Catholic practices. The puritans and Separatists often faced prosecution in England for going against the Church. By coming in North America, settling colonies, able to escape prosecution and practice their beliefs freely without any threats.

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