Question

integrate the information in \learn: setting the scene\ and the video \the pilgrim fathers\ to answer the question.
why did the pilgrims decide to leave europe?
select the two correct answers.
□ to improve their economic opportunities
□ to be free to worship as they pleased
□ to join others who supported the traditional church
□ to escape religious persecution and punishment

Explanation:

The Pilgrims (Pilgrim Fathers) were Separatists who wanted religious freedom. In Europe (specifically England), they faced religious persecution for not following the traditional church. They sought to worship freely and escape that persecution. The option about joining those who supported the traditional church is incorrect (they opposed it), and while economic opportunities could be a factor, the primary religious motivations here are key. So the correct reasons are to be free to worship as they pleased and to escape religious persecution and punishment.

Answer:

B. to be free to worship as they pleased, D. to escape religious persecution and punishment