Answer:
They were the Puritans.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Puritans were English radical protestants, followers of the Calvinism that wanted to purify the Church of England from Roman Catholic practices. From 1620 to 1640s puritans emigrated to New England (many scaping religious persecutions) contributing to the founding of New Massachusetts Bay Colony, and other colonies in the north, in America, they were free to practice their religion.