Do you mean "why this country was founded" or colony, because you have to be specific (what colony are you talking about).your mather
the British King gave it to his cousin the Duke of York, the majority of the people came from england
That was Maryland.
New Hampshire was founded in 1623 and became a Royal Colony in 1679
Massachusetts.
The first settlers came from Europe. Mainly from France and England
Jamestown
Jamestown
A puritan Thomas Hooker, who led 100 settlers into the to be Hartford, Connecticut where the colony was founded.
The first settlers of Virginia came from England.I'm doing a report for the settlers in Virginia and the Settlers were going to Virginia to find gold. They came from Europe
Quakers,protestant group,founded the Pennsylvania colony to escape persecution ,or harsh treatment in England
In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh founded the Roanoke colony. The city of Jamestown, Virginia was founded by John Smith and other settlers in 1607.
Settlers came to seek religious freedom, and freedom from religious persecution.