Question

Which religious movement in Europe led to an increased interest in colonizing the Americas?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Puritan Separatist movement.

Explanation:

Puritan Separatists were English protestants who considered the English Church, the Anglican Church, to be too similar to the Catholic church, which England had recently abandoned during the reign of Henry VIII.

These Puritan Separatists were very influenced by the teachings of John Calvin, a Swiss pastor who promoted a particular strict version of Protestantism.

Puritan Separatists were persecuted in England, and many of them fleed, initially to the Netherlands. However, they did not feel fully at ease there, and for this reason, seeked an alternative. They took interest in colonizing parts of North America, and eventually obtained a charter, and founded the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachussetts.