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They were among many colonies, by many different nations (including Britain,Spain,France, and Portugul) to be founded in the "New Land" of North America. They were founded because the people of Europee were running out of supplies and Natural Resources there and need more land in order to fuel their scientific and industrial revolutions in Europe.
Basically they were founded to gain more resources to take back to Europe.
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∙ 15y agobecause of soda pop yea that totally helps
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∙ 9y agoThe main reason the middle colonies were founded was for religious freedom. The pilgrims and the puritans did not want to follow the Church of England.
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∙ 13y agoFor freedom and plantation.
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∙ 11y agoMostly for religious purposes
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What was the main reason European colonies set up colonies?
England hope to acquire wealth from the colonies by getting Natural Resources, taxing goods traded in the colonies, and selling its own goods to the colonies.
What was the main reason why colonist settled in the new England colonies?
Many colonists came to escape religious persecution
What was the main reason the puritans immigrated to new England?
The main reason was so that they would have the freedom to practice religion as they saw it.
What group of people became the main workforce of the New England colonies?
Domestic population
Who were the people who supported the revolution against England?
Over-taxed colonists were the main supporters and instigators of the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War was fought against Great Britain from 1765 to 1783.
What was the main reason new England colonies had fewer slaves than the northern colonies?
They did NOT have slavery. Only the south did.
What was the main reason that English kings wanted to have colonies in North America?
they wanted colonists to trade with England
What is the main reason the middle colonies were founded?
people who founded the Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money. Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards.
What was the main reason European colonies set up colonies?
England hope to acquire wealth from the colonies by getting Natural Resources, taxing goods traded in the colonies, and selling its own goods to the colonies.
What was the main cash crop in the New England colonies?
tobacco
What was the main reason why colonist settled in the new England colonies?
Many colonists came to escape religious persecution
What was the main religion in the colonies?
the main reason of the colonies was to escape religious prosecution. there were many religions in the colonies. the most wide spread relogion may have been Christianity
What was the main reason for African enslavement in the colonies?
The Africans were cheap laborers
What was the main reason for starting new colonies?
Religion Gold Power
What did the middle colonies and southern colonies have in common?
well a similarity in the new England colonies is that shipbuilding was a main industry and in the southern colonies it was to
What was the main city in New England colonies during colonial times?
New York was the main city.
Why did the colonies rebel against the British government?
Taxation without representation was the main reason, they thought that they were being unfairly taxed, when in accuallity, the folks of England were being taxed way more.
