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Question #b05e9

Answer 1

The goals were 1. find a place to raise their children , 2. Find a place where they could be financially independent 3. Have religious liberty in an English speaking society.

Explanation:

1. The puritans left England and settled in Holland to obtain religious freedom.
   a) In England under the rule of King James I the Puritans could be arrested and jailed for failing to follow the practices of the church of England.
   b) the Puritans refused to follow the practices of the church of England regarding them to be unscriptural
   c) the Puritans used the Geneva Bible not the King James version which was regarded as illegal. Their Bibles could be taken and the Puritans put in jail for having a Geneva Bible.
   d) Being a nonconformist ( Puritan) meant that jobs were hard or impossible to obtain.
   The Puritans did not want to return to England.

2. In Holland the Puritans found it difficult to support themselves financially/
   a) The Puritans cold not speak the language which made employment difficult.
   b) the Puritans had no political or social standing in Holland which made employment difficult.
   c) The Puritans were forced into substandard crowed living conditions in Holland because of lack of income.
   The Puritans wanted to leave Holland.

3. The Puritans feared the influence of the Dutch culture on their children.
   a) The Puritans believed that only people who lived a pure godly life could be saved. Being saved by faith and grace, not church rituals or merit would be evidenced by a pure simple lifestyle.
   b) The Dutch had a very tolerant society, The worldly lifestyle and freedom of the Dutch society was seen as a threat to the purity of the Puritan's children.
   The Puritans did not feel that they and their children could remain in Holland and stay pure.

The Puritans left England because of religious persecution and desire for religious freedom. The Puritans went to Holland because of the religious tolerance in Holland. The Puritans left Holland because of economic hardships and fear of the Dutch culture.

The Puritans came to America to create a cultural climate where they could be have religious, economic, and cultural freedom. The Puritans wanted to create their own culture and society.