SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Religious groups wanted to be able to practice their religion freely & away from religious persecution.
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The settlers believed in Freedom of Religion & wanted a safe place for all people.
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The settlers came after hearing about the large diamond mines in the Pocono Mts.
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They found the Northwest Passage & planned on charging others to pass through.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies were founded to escape religious persecution in England. The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.
Detailed explanation-2: -It has long been understood that the prime motive for the founding of the New England colonies was religious freedom. Certainly what those early colonists wanted was the freedom to worship God as they deemed proper, but they did not extend that freedom to everyone.
Detailed explanation-3: -The New England colonists-with the exception of Rhode Island-were predominantly Puritans, who, by and large, led strict religious lives. The clergy was highly educated and devoted to the study and teaching of both Scripture and the natural sciences.