Pilgrims Vs Founders

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Arriving to the New World from various parts of Europe, the Pilgrims sought a better life for themselves. Some Pilgrims were unable to attain the riches they felt they were due while remaining under their current systems, whether that was an oligarchy, monarchy, or otherwise; while others were persecuted by their leaders, and peers for religious preferences; and still some just desired the romantic experience of travelling to the uncharted New World. The Founders, thus, had every intention of representing these desires when the fight for freedom was secured, and did so in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution by the wording, “secure the blessings of liberty.” To “secure the blessings of liberty” is elaborated on in the U.S. Constitution itself,