Question
What was the primary reason Thomas Hooker left the massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the Connecticut Colony?
-He desired to move further inland where the soil was better for farming
-he was forced out by the Native Americans
-he thought the government had too much power
-his religious ideas conflicted with the puritans beliefs
-He desired to move further inland where the soil was better for farming
-he was forced out by the Native Americans
-he thought the government had too much power
-his religious ideas conflicted with the puritans beliefs
Answers
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The primary reason Thomas Hooker left the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the Connecticut Colony was that **his religious ideas conflicted with the Puritan beliefs**. Hooker was a minister who advocated for greater religious freedom and a more democratic government than what was practiced in Massachusetts. He sought to establish a colony where individuals could have more freedom in their religious practices.