Many of the early settlers in North America went there to escape religious persecution in Europe. The specific church actually changed several times. Great Britain in particular went from being a Catholic country to being a Protestant country and back and then back again. This turmoil actually resulted in groups of both Catholics and Protestants fleeing the country to escape persecution.
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because they all didn't have the same opinion as others did
because they all didn't have the same opinion as others did
since the colonies belong to England, Parliament has legal authority over them.
Some of the colonists disagreed with the leaders of Massachusetts since they did not want to go to war with England. They held the opinion that Massachusetts has provoked the war and they should fight on their own.
They did not belong to the Church of England, or they wished to convert away from that Church.