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Why did the Pilgrims risk their lives to come to America?

They wanted to practice religious freedom without being ill-treated by their government. England created the Church of England to break away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s, William Bradford went to the Virginia Company and asked them for permission to establish a new colony in Virginia. Virginia agreed to the Pilgrims sat sail on the Mayflower in September 1620.

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What did the Puritans of Salem, Massachusetts value most?

They valued four great things: religion, education, hard work, and wealth.

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What did Americans value during the Enlightenment?
How did these values shape their American Dream?
- Liberty, equality, and justice.
- They thought of innovative ways concerning government structure came directly from Enlightenment philosophers, helped to form strong foundations for colonialism in America today.