Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Philadelphia.
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There several colonies that got started by people looking for religious freedom. Some of them include Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Pennsylvania and many more.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established to gain religious freedom. Providence Plantations and Rhode Island were also established to gain religious freedom.
The main reasons for the establishment of many of the colonies in America were religious freedom, relocation of prisoners, and to gain money. They also wanted to have more power and land.
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The two goals of the English colonies were religious freedom and economic gain. The reason for colonies sprouting up in America varied by location. Those in the east, were usually started as refuges for religious dissidents. Although many became prosperous, wealth was not a primary goal when coming to the colonies. The southern colonies, on the other hand, were the exact opposite. In most cases, the colonists who came to the south did so through the aid of trade and land companies with the intention of financial gain.
At the time this happened England was one of the preeminent naval powers.
English citizens that were trying to gain religious freedom were the first, but later many English citizens arrived for various other purposes.