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They wanted religious freedom and have a better opportunity in work.
They wanted to have more freedom in the new land and being able to do things on their own terms.
The colonies in the south of the New World were founded because they were thousands of square miles of arable land. The land became a goldmine of agriculture.
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The pilgrims came to the New World to get out from under the king's rule.
They were looking for new land for religioous freedom and political freedom
to find religious freedom and have food, gold ,and land and spices but mostly for freedom
They wanted religious freedom and have a better opportunity in work.
religious freedom, new opportunities, free land
The English weren't exactly drawn to north America but they saw it as an opportunity to start new lives in new land and also get freedom from their government
gold, god, and glory. (gold, religious freedom, and land)
Actually, the colonists came for a variety of reasons mostly falling under the categories of freedom and opportunity. The "new" lands offered them freedom of religion and lifestyles as well as opportunity to own land. It was only when the natives got in their way of these freedoms and opportunities, that they wanted the natives gone.
There was tight restriction on land, religion, culture, employment, quality of life in Europe. Most colonists came to the new world to obtain a better life. European governments promoted colonization of the new world as an opportunity for What_was_one_major_reason_Europeans_came_to_the_New_Worldand power.
It was called the land of opportunity because there was alot of cheap, unoccupied land that was available for use by basically anyone, and allowed for people to start a new life.
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They wanted to have more freedom in the new land and being able to do things on their own terms.
No, the settlers knew that absolute freedom was not going to happen, but they did want to make sure they had individual security and a law to govern the land.