What was the 'Great Migration' in the context of Puritan history?
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Correct answer: The exodus of Puritans from England to Massachusetts in the 1630s
Led by John Winthrop, approximately 20,000 Puritans emigrated to New England between 1630 and 1640. This period established the cultural and religious foundations of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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