Why Did the Pilgrims Flee the Netherlands

question 88

Multiple Choice

Why did the Pilgrims flee the Netherlands?

• A) They sought new opportunities after a severe economic downturn in the Netherlands left many of them unemployed.
• B) They felt that the surrounding culture was corrupting their children.
• C) England had gone to war with the Netherlands, and the Pilgrims felt caught in the middle.
• D) The Catholic Church took over the Netherlands under a papal edict in 1617, and the Pilgrims felt that they had no choice but to go.
• E) The Dutch government ordered them to leave because of their radical religious ideas.

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