Separatists left Holland and settled at Plymouth because they wanted to
A. isolate themselves and their children from the corrupting influences of the world.
B. escape the dangers posed by the renewal of warfare between Holland and France.
C. escape persecution at the hands of Dutch Calvinists.
D. join their fellow Puritans in New England.
Answer: A
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