Puritans to the New World

The Puritans set off to find a new life in September of 1620 on the Mayflower. They left because they wanted to change the church of England by removing catholic traditions. Since King Henry VIII did not want them to change the English traditions which consisted of a Catholic religion. Many people sailed, mostly men, and few women and children. They reached a land 3,000 miles away from their home, and started a civilization there. This land was named Plymouth. 10 years later, more puritans followed the movement and left to the new world called Plymouth.