Why did people comw from england on the mayflower?

For england project. :)

Why did people comw from england on the mayflower?
Because England sucked with it's Anglican Church.
Reply:Because the bloke with the compass got lost.
Reply:Actually, I think they came from Holland.





They did not want to belong to the established church (paid for by the government, and everyone was required to belong--see our First Amendment about establishment of religion). The government persecuted them fiercely, so they fled to Holland where they could worship freely. However, their children were picking up secular attitudes, and they didn't want that, so they fled to the New World.





There were originally two ships, as I recall, but one sank shortly after they left. It was very dangerous to go that distance alone, because they had no one to help them if they got in trouble, but they had already paid their money and were desperate, so they continued.
Reply:Religious freedom.
Reply:The "Sunflower" was booked.
Reply:to start a new life in an uncrowded country
Reply:The people who traveled on the Mayflower had been living in Leiden in Holland. They had separated from the Church of England (thus the name Separatist they were Puritans who denied the authority of bishops and wanted total separation from the Church of England.This, began during the reigns of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) and James I (1603-1625.They desired to have freedom of religion and they took issue with the State church (Anglican/church of England )They represented determined Calvinist reformers working to "purify" Church of England so as to be consistent with Calvinist principles.


The travelers on the Mayflower were a varied group of Puritans who as said had clear religious concerns and Pilgrims who may or may not have been as serious about their religious lives but wanted a new life in a new world. They consisted of artisans (coopers and the like) who brought both their tools and their knowledge to the New land. They arrived in what is now Provincetown in the late Fall of 1620 and ultimately settled in what we know as Plymouth MA (Plimoth Colony). This group of men wrote the Mayflower Com,pact (precursor to our Constitution)


The History Channel has an excellent video of the whole story and Nathaniel Philbrick has a new book "Mayflower" May 2006


This is excellent info and a good read.