SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Escape famine
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Exploit Indian labor
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Seek religious freedom
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Develop vast plantations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The opportunity to make money was one of the primary motivators for the colonization of the New World. The Virginia Company of London established the Jamestown colony to make a profit for its investors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many colonists came to America from England to escape religious persecution during the reign of King James I (r. 1603–1625) and of Charles I (r. 1625–1649), James’s son and successor, both of whom were hostile to the Puritans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-4: -ANSWER: FALSE. Some seventeenth century English colonists came to the New World seeking religious freedom. Settlers founded the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies because they were unhappy with the Church of England. However, many colonists came to the New World for other reasons.