America has a unique history and heritage. Our unique history and heritage came .
about through the ideas and culture of the many immigrants who came to this country. .
Three reasons that worked together to form the unique heritage of the United States .
were religious freedom, a new life, and the ethnic diversity of those who journeyed to .
America.
One reason that affected the discovery and the unique heritage of the United .
States of America was religious freedom. This is probably the main reason why people .
came to America. One group of people that came to America was the Separatists, who .
were also known as the Pilgrims. There were many problems in England concerning religion. .
The Separatists were being persecuted because they did not believe nor wish to be a .
part of the Anglican Church of England. This created a big debate on how to deal with .
this issue. The Pilgrims concluded that they needed to leave the Church and go to the .
New World, where they could worship God in their own way. Along the way, they formed .
the Mayflower Compact, which was basically the seed of the first organized form of .
democratic government. All families abroad the Mayflower signed the pact, which .
created just and equal laws for every one based on biblical principles. They arrived in .
what is now Massachusetts on December 11, 1620, and started the Plymouth colony. They .
came for a new life and to further God's kingdom on earth. They also essentially began .
the classic American tradition of Thanksgiving, which we still celebrate to give thanks to .
God for His blessings upon us as a nation. .
Another group of people who came to the New World for religious freedom was the.
Puritans. This group of people had another view on how to deal with the religious .
intolerance in England. They wanted to "purify" the Church of England from the inside. .
When they came to America, they believed that communicating with God should be done .
as individuals so they taught all children to read and write.
