The Pilgrim Fathers came to America seeking religious freedom and better economic opportunities. As Separatists from the Church of England, they had faced persecution in England and fled to the Netherlands, where they could practice their faith more freely. However, economic difficulties and concerns about preserving their religious and cultural identity led them to establish a new community in North America in 1620.
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