Colonies such as Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland were settled primarily by people seeking religious freedom. Pilgrim Separatists desired a break from the Church of England, and arrived in Massachusetts aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Later, a different religious sect, the Puritans, arrived in Massachusetts fleeing persecution in England. Unlike the Separatists, the Puritans did not want to break from the Church of England; they wanted to "purify" it. This was met with opposition -- including violence -- and by 1630 nearly 20,000 Puritans fled to Massachusetts. Colonies such as Maryland were founded as a refuge for other persecuted religious groups. English persecution -- like a ban on a Catholic priest officiating a marriage of two Catholics -- prompted many to come to Maryland. Lord Baltimore founded Maryland as a Catholic refuge in 1632.
Lincoln freed slavery with the emancipation proclamation
<span>the development of written language helped unify China by, because everyone had the same written language, no matter where you were from and what dialect you speak you could understand anyone's writing.
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New freedmen were usually poor and less educated
"<span>D.) He had won both the popular vote and a plurality of electoral votes" would be the best option from the list, but it should be noted that this vote was fairly contested in some circles. </span>
