1) To Live According to their religious beliefs
Most of them located in or near the present day cities of Princeton and Trenton.
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Massachussets, cape cod, new england
France.
They most likely would not. They would be far more likely to settle by a source of water, fertile land and ample game.
By the end of the Revolutionary War the loyalists many had to return to England. They were hated and not welcome by most of the colonist.
colonist who first proposed separation from England before the continental congress.
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England
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.
They had immediate access to the people in charge. The British had to send to England for orders. The colonist knew the land, knew where the food was and were supported by most of the locals. The British were in hostile country that did everything they could to make life harder.
No. George Washington was not the most famous American Colonist for most of the 1700's. The most famous colonist for most of the 1700's was Benjamin Franklin. During that era, Benjamin Franklin was a world famous inventor, publisher, and millionaire. George Washington had received some respect in Europe for turning a military fiasco into a victory early in the French and Indian War, but other than that, he was not well known outside Virginia.