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The first English to come to North America were looking, like Columbus, for a route to China (via the North-West Passage).

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Also known as Colonists

The British came to seek religious freedom, gold, and land. If you want to know more read American Revolution Magic Treehouse. It is packed full of information about the lifstyles, what lead up to the revolution, and The Revolution itself. They also came because when the british colonies the Americans a few british had to make sure that they were following the british rule.

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The English came to America because they wanted more freedom and a better colony.

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The first explorers came to explore. The first settlers, the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, were actually off course and meant to go to Virginia, but just decided to stay.

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Where did the colonist come from that were in 13 colonies?

Most of the first settlers in the first colonies are from England because the wanted to seperate from the king. They mostly wanted religious freedom and they wanted to start a new life.


Did the Pilgrims come to New England after the Puritans?

pilgrims


Why did New York have a strong Dutch influence?

Because the original colonists were from the Netherlands and most chose to remain in the New World and elected to remain there after England took charge of Dutch colonies. They became loyal Englishmen for economic reasons.


What was New York settled on?

New York started on the southern end of Manhattan Island in 1609. It began as a Dutch colony. It became an English colony when the Duke of York conquered it. When they saw the difference between the way they were treated and the way England treated their colonies, the people of New York decided they would prefer to be Englishmen. As a result, they absolutely refused to come to the defense of the colony. That attitude changed completely when George III became king of England.

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