Answer:
A. They wanted to escape the restrictions of their charter to be free of English rule.
Step-by-step explanation:
Plymouth Colony, America's first permanent Puritan settlement, was established by English Separatist Puritans in December 1620. The Pilgrims left England to seek religious freedom, or simply to find a better life. ... By legend the Pilgrims stepped ashore at Plymouth Rock; their records do not mention this landmark.