Why were Separatist "pilgrims" willing to leave England and travel over a vast ocean to the unsettled wilderness of North America?

O They wanted to find open land to farm. hoping that the money they raised from trade would give them more power in England.

o They knew they could practice their religious beliefs there without fear of persecution by mainstream Protestants.

O They hoped to avoid paying taxes that supported a church with beliefs they didn't share.

O They wanted to spread the benefits of a Christian way of life with the native people of North America.​