COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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escaping famine
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relocating criminals
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exploiting Indian labor
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seeking religious freedom
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Detailed explanation-1: -Non-conforming religious sects were persecuted as being treasonous to the king. These people sought to escape to America where vacant land and great distance from the mother country offered them a place to settle and follow their own consciences in religious matters.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The motivations were the desire for riches, the hope of freedom of religion or freedom from imprisonment, debt or slavery. All of these people and these reasons contributed to the Americas early settlement.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were Britain’s reasons for establishing colonies in North America? God, Gold, Glory. Some people wanted religious freedom and to spread their religion, Some came looking for fortune, and others wanted recognition and glory.