The pilgrims came from England fleeing religious persecution.
They came from Leiden, where they had lived with almost complete religious autonomy for over a decade.
They left the Netherlands because they didn’t want to participate in Dutch society.
They established a theocracy in the new world that would go on to severely oppress its citizens.
They came from Leiden, where they had lived with almost complete religious autonomy for over a decade.
They left the Netherlands because they didn’t want to participate in Dutch society.
They established a theocracy in the new world that would go on to severely oppress its citizens.