The Puritans settled in the Massachusetts Bay area primarily to:

A. establish a community far from the Church of England where they could live and worship according to their own beliefs.
B. establish trade relations with the local native tribes.
C. check the growth of the Spanish empire.
D. expand their commercial and mercantile network.
E. join with the Virginia colony in forming a larger British presence in North America.

Question

The Puritans settled in the Massachusetts Bay area primarily to:

 		A.	establish a community far from the Church of England where they could live and worship according to their own beliefs.
 		B.	establish trade relations with the local native tribes.
 		C.	check the growth of the Spanish empire.
 		D.	expand their commercial and mercantile network.
 		E.	join with the Virginia colony in forming a larger British presence in North America.