For the most part they were looking for something that was not available to them where they came from. That could be wealth, a higher position in society, or freedom of religion. Additionally, there must have been some who were just plain curious and wanted to see and experience things that their friends and neighbors would never see or experience.
people like the usa
People settle in New lands to simply get away from old lands that the do not like there are many reasons people settle in New lands it could be something that's going on in their old land that's making them annoyed so they move to a new land.
When there is more natural resources, it is easier to sustain life.
The Levant and Tunisia.
they might want to move because that are might be better with trading
people like the usa
A colony is an area where people settle and create laws and governments for the benefit of all. People that settle outside of these areas are not subject to the laws as there are not enough people to form a society
The MaoriThe Maori were the first people to settle the islands of New Zealand.
People settle in New lands to simply get away from old lands that the do not like there are many reasons people settle in New lands it could be something that's going on in their old land that's making them annoyed so they move to a new land.
pilgrims and people from England
it's easier to survive
People from THE Netherlands did settle in New Netherlands, but they felt more at home in the Netherlands because its just such an awesome country. And they went bankrupt.
to have a free life.
for religious reasons and to pray to any god without going to jail
access to water, and food, good horticultural ground for crops.
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
The purpose was to control the expansion, to attract people to certain areas, and in general to populate the land in order to hold and control it, and to settle and develop new areas in order to make them profitable to the country.