The Pilgrims decided to leave Europe because they wanted to escape religious persecution. At this time, there was not religious freedom in Europe. The British monarch decided upon the religion and that was the religion everyone adhered to. The Pilgrims were known as Separatists because they were separate from the Church of England. To maintain their religious freedom, they left Europe.
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It is essential for the welfare of this country.
Explanation:
He thought that overseas expansion was in the best interest of America.
They were heavily taxed. They were prevented from expanding by Britain's refusal to give them loans.
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On December 25, 1991
Explanation:
The Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin, thereafter replaced by the Russian tricolor. Earlier in the day, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union, leaving Boris Yeltsin as president of the newly independent Russian state.
