which of the following statements about why the pilgrims came to america is false?
A) They thought bishops and priests had too much power over members.
B) They wanted to escape from the high religious tension in England after the Protestant Reformation
C)Some of them feared punishment for trying to separate from the church of England
D) Some of them developed a new form of Protestantism and dreamed of forming a Church of New England.
And your answer is?
Unless your book has a different answer, I vote for D.
To determine which statement is false, let's analyze each statement one by one:
A) They thought bishops and priests had too much power over members - This statement is true. The Pilgrims, who were Puritans, believed that the Church of England still retained too many practices and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church and that the bishops and priests had excessive authority over the members.
B) They wanted to escape from the high religious tension in England after the Protestant Reformation - This statement is also true. After the English Reformation, religious tensions were high in England, and the Pilgrims sought a place where they could practice their own religion freely without persecution.
C) Some of them feared punishment for trying to separate from the Church of England - This statement is true as well. The Pilgrims were concerned about facing punishment and persecution for attempting to separate from the Church of England and establish their own religious practices.
D) Some of them developed a new form of Protestantism and dreamed of forming a Church of New England - This statement is true. The Pilgrims did develop their own form of Protestantism, known as Puritanism, and they aspired to establish their own church in the New England colonies.
Based on the analysis, there is no false statement among the given options. All of the statements are true.