How does this relate to the English establishment of colonies in America (early 1600s)?
• One of the things that helped ease tensions with these Calvinists was James’ granting of rights to Separatists to settle in the English colonies in America–where they would be free to establish communities that practiced their Calvinist faith and life. Thus in 1620 English Separatists received the right to be the first “pilgrims” to America, leaving from Holland on the Mayflower to settle at Plymouth in Massachussets. • Nonetheless, by the time of his death in 1625, James had succeeded not only in alienating the English Puritans but also the Scottish Presbyterians. Bit by bit he had taken away the right of the Scottish church to elect its own members to the Scottish General Assemblies and instead had given that right to bishops appoined by him to rule over the Scottish church. When he died things were very tense in England and Scotland. • His son Charles I (ruled England from 1625 to 1649) proved to be no better in the eyes of the English Puritans and Scottish Presbyterians. In part
