The group that sought religious freedom in the New England colonies were the Pilgrims.
The Puritans and the Pilgrims came to North America to escape religious persecution. Puritans' and Pilgrims' ideas have had a major impact on the social norms of New England.
Both groups faced many problems in Britain because they had major differences with the Church of England. So they decided to travel to the Americas to find a place where they could live their religious principles with no persecution. They arrive in Massachusetts and founded the colony of Plymouth in 1620, and years later, the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629.
Under new imperialism Europe did not need large numbers of people to control Territories because the occupying powers instead placed "puppet governments" in their holding territories, which gave the impression that the natives were actually in control.
