There several colonies that got started by people looking for religious freedom. Some of them include Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Pennsylvania and many more.
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.
English citizens that were trying to gain religious freedom were the first, but later many English citizens arrived for various other purposes.
At the time this happened England was one of the preeminent naval powers.
Some were established to gain religious freedom, some were established as commercial ventures. Georgia was a prison colony, at least in part.
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.
freedom
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The official name for the type of people that settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans, but we know them better as the Pilgrims. They left England to gain religious freedom for themselves and their families.
to gain religious freedom
Yes in some cases. Massachusetts was founded primarily for religious reasons as was Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Other colonies such as Virginia were founded as commercial enterprises. Georgia was a penal colony.
Freedom from the British monarchy.
There is an important difference between the founding of Virginia and Maryland colonies. Virginia was formed for financial gain while Maryland was formed to protect religious freedom and Catholicism.
They wanted religious freedom (if this was from a Social Studies book it would look like... a. They wanted religious freedom b. They wanted to gain profits from the sale of furs to Europe c. They wanted to set up plantations d. They wanted to govern themselves) In that case it would be (A. They wanted religious freedom)
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Settlers in the northern colonies were mainly motivated by religious freedom. In most of the northern colonies, church and state were still combined. The southern colonies, on the other hand, were mainly populated by settlers who came to the New World to seek financial gain.