What was the primary reason Thomas Hooker left the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded the Connecticut colony?

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His religious ideals conflicted with the Puritan beliefs.
His religious ideals conflicted with the Puritan beliefs.

He desired to move further inland where soil was better for farming.
He desired to move further inland where soil was better for farming.

He thought the government had too much power.
He thought the government had too much power.

He was forced out by Native Americans.

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 advocated for greater religious and political freedom, which led him to establish a new settlement where he could practice his beliefs more freely.