<P> The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop which carried about 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the period of the Great Migration . </P> <P> The Puritan population in England had been growing for several years leading up to this time . The Puritans disagreed with the practices of the Church of England, whose rituals they viewed as superstitions . An associated political movement attempted over many years to modify religious practice in England to conform to their views . King James I wished to suppress this growing rebellious movement . Nevertheless, the Puritans eventually gained a majority in Parliament . James' son Charles came into direct conflict with Parliament, and viewed them as a threat to his authority . He temporarily dissolved parliament in 1626, and again the next year, before dissolving parliament permanently in March 1629 . The King's imposition of Personal Rule gave many Puritans a sense of hopelessness regarding their future in that country, and many prepared to leave it permanently for life in New England . </P>

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