Answer to Question #306849 in History for Diyar

Question

Explain the importance of the Pilgrims to US national identity, as discussed in the PBS documentary.

Answer 1

Pilgrims were just a group of English settlers who moved to America from Europe in search of religious freedom.

Having to separate completely from the church of England instead of reforming from inside inspired the Americans social and political life to embrace individualism and political petulant which is so evident today.

The American countless protest movements are as result of the culture of separation inherited from pilgrims which supports any American group alienated from the status quo.

Plymouth where pilgrims settled has been important place in the history of America. American scholars have been learning that this was the foundation of self governance and the defining feature of American constitutional democracy.