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| King Henry VII of England made himself the head of the new Church of England | in 1534 |
| Some English people did not like the new Church of England; | they created a new church and they were called "Separatists." |
| Some of the Separatists were treated poorly because of their beliefs, so | they moved to Holland to find religious freedom. |
| Some Separatists settled in the town of Leiden (or Leyden) in Holland for the next 11 or 12 years but | later they decided to leave Holland because they had a hard time finding good jobs and they were afraid their children were losing their English ties. |
| The Separatists wanted to start a colony in the | northern part of Virginia Colony (near present day New York City). This was at the mouth of the Hudson River. |
| The group had little money, but | wanted to be able to worship freely in a colony in the New World. |
| The Separatists (or colonists) joined with a group of investors | to form a joint stock company. |
| The investors provided the colonists with supplies and a way to get to the New World | The colonists agreed to send fish, timber and fur back to England for seven years to pay off their debts. |
