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How much economic opportunity existed in colonial America and what factors affected the colonists opportunities to succeed?
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∙ 16y ago
There was a higher demand for laborers and a higher amount of jobs in colonial America than in Europe and more land for a much cheaper price. However, since the overwhelming amount of immigrants to America were poor, they often could not afford to sail to America unless they became indentured servants, which put many deep into debt and tied them to their masters for years before they could begin to benefit themselves. Also, different religions dominated various regions, such as the Puritans in Massachusetts (though by this time, their presence in government was loosening). For example, Catholics were not welcome in most areas of colonial America, save Rhode Island or Pennsylvania, or Maryland which was set aside specifically as a safe haven for Catholic immigrants. There was still also social hierarchy present. Commoners could be taken advantage of to benefit the government or the privileged class as illustrated in Bacon's Rebellion, the first instance recorded where the common class rose against the royal governor, Berkeley, and sought to gain equal significance.
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∙ 9y agoThere was a lot of economic opportunity in colonial America. This is because nothing was settled and the land needed builders, farmers, and many other workers.
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