Who were the Pilgrims and why did they cross the Atlantic in 1620 to settle in North America?

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anonymous · Answer

wait is this about the mayflower?

darrenmadx · Answer

The Pilgrims were English Separatists who founded Plymouth in New England. In the early 17th Century, a few English Puritans broke away from the Church of England

darrenmadx · Answer

They crossed the Atlantic ocean so they could find religious freedom in the new world

anonymous · Answer

yeah now i remeber but i dont know if christopher columbus was in it or was it after

darrenmadx · Answer

I believe that was before. I will look it up

anonymous · Answer

oh see i was wrong XD

darrenmadx · Answer

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In September 1620, a merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England.

darrenmadx · Answer

so 128 years after Columbus discovered the new world, the pilgrims came to America  or the new world, which is what it was called

anonymous · Answer

dang so wayyyyy before

anonymous · Answer

ok ok i got it now

darrenmadx · Answer

how about you @AaliyahThacker3? do you get it?

anonymous · Answer

yes thanks for helping me