Question

What was the primary reason Thomas Hooker left the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded the Connecticut colony?(1 point)
Responses

He was forced out by Native Americans
He was forced out by Native Americans
He thought the government had too much power
He thought the government had too much power
He desired to move further inland where soil was better for farming
He desired to move further inland where soil was better for farming
His religious ideals conflicted with the Puritan beliefs

Answer 1

The primary reason Thomas Hooker left the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded the Connecticut colony was that **his religious ideals conflicted with the Puritan beliefs**. Hooker believed in more democratic principles and greater religious freedom than were practiced in Massachusetts.