specifically to the North American Colonies. These immigrants fled

from a society that they found to be displeasing in many specific

ways. Although economic and political values led to much of the

English migration to the New World, religious tumult in England was

undoubtedly the main cause for the immigration.

James I, who believed in the divine right of kings, thought he

was allowed to disobey Parliament because he answered to no one but

God. He started a conflict with Parliament that gained momentum under

Charles I's reign. This conflict finally sparked a civil war lasting

seven years, during which time the government unsympathetically

persecuted its citizens, driving many of them out of the country.

Furthermore, England's unstable economy and inflation led to

much poverty. The demand for a certain raw material like wool could

put many slaves out of a job if the landowner suddenly decided it was

more profitable to raise sheep; thus requiring only a small fraction

of the work force. Inflation also made life hard for the poorer

1500s and early 1600s. Their country was in a state of economic,

belief that any killing of the enemy was good since God was on their

and they believed that they did not need priests, Anglicanism, or its

England, so they came to the Colonies to start anew, and create what

to create a Protestant nation in North America. Since they knew that

themselves, would later return and resettle it as the promised land.

they believed that even Anglicanism was not as much a reform from

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