why did the puritans leave england?

The accepted wisdom is that the Puritans were forced to flee England and Europe because they were being persecuted for their religious beliefs, and that they arrived in the Americas (which they regarded as an empty, previously untrodden land, despite the presence of the Native Americans) with ideas of creating a new society built on the ideal of freedom.

Explanation:

formulating the initial idea for the policy

answer is c.

the puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the church of england the common unity strengthened the community.