Question

Why did thousands of Puritans settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. to escape poor economic conditions in England and avoid persecution

Explanation:

The Migration of Puritans to New England was marked in its effects in the two decades from 1620 to 1640, after which it sharply declined for a time. The term "Great Migration" generally refers to the migration in this period of English colonists, mainly Puritans, to Massachusetts and the West Indies, especially Barbados, 1630-1640. They arrived in family groups (rather than as isolated individuals) and were motivated mainly by a search for freedom to practice their Puritan religion.

Answer 2

c. to escape poor economic conditions in England and avoid persecution

Puritans were looking to establish a place they could practice religion without persecution from the English government.

As England converted to a Protestant nation, those not agreeing with the Church of England were targeted. Puritans believed the church needed to be purified. In creating a colony the group was allowed to create a society more suitable to their beliefs.