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There are many reasons why the Europeans came to america.
  1. A lot of them wanted more religious freedom
  2. They dreaded the king to be, King James
  3. They wanted to set up their own colony
  4. They expected easy living
  5. They wanted to be free
  6. They wanted to have a better government
  7. They expected new, free, fertile lands
  8. They wanted to start their lives over, get a fresh start.
  9. They thought their new lives would be easier or better
  10. -profit
  11. -seven years' war between the french and the english
  12. -Europe was getting overpopulated
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well there are many reasons for that but the promise of prosperity and religious oppression in Europe brought settlers to America, helped by a big population growth with the first industrial revolution, and what is now called la belle epoc

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Some migrated for religious reasons, they weren't accepted in European society but in America could practice their religion freely. For example, puritans, pilgrims, Quakers etc.

Some poor family came to America for wealth, land, new opportunities.

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Europeans migrated to North America for many reasons. Examples of which are:
* Better economic opportunities;
* To escape from religious persecution;
* To escape from repressive regimes in Europe; and
* The desire to live in a democratic nation.

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The Europe people decided to move to the colonies because The Virginia Company sold its tobacco all over Europe and they made huge profit,so Virginia was earning more money .

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They were looking for the straight of Anian, which supposedly was a straight shot through the Americas to China.

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the fur trade

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they came to America to get wealthy.

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