The Puritans were a sect of Protestant Christians in Europe who believed that the Protestant church had fallen too far from its origin and was becoming too liberal in its belief system. They migrated to North America during the age of discovery because they did not align with either the Catholic or Protestant state churches. What were the causes and effects of the Puritans’ migration to North America? Analyze and explain in 1–2 sentences the cause and effect.(2 points)

The primary cause of the Puritans' migration to North America was their desire for religious freedom and to create a society based on their strict interpretation of Christianity, which they felt was stifled by the Anglican Church in England. The effect of this migration was the establishment of new settlements, such as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which became a center of Puritan culture and governance, influencing social, political, and religious developments in early American history.