The religious groups who settled in north america were persecuted in england because they _
a) criticized the church of england which was against the law.
b. lived in religious communities .
c. dressed differently from the other people in england
d. build their houses in hilltops .

The religious groups who settled in North America were persecuted in England because they b) lived in religious communities. These religious communities were quite different than the majority of Protestants in England, even though they were both Christians. Puritans were more hard line, and this is one of the reasons they were persecuted, because they were seen as sects.