The French and Spanish were generally Roman Catholic so where they settled was generally Catholic. The English and the Dutch were Protestant and for the most part so were their colonies.
There were many reasons to settle in the New World. Settlers were looking for wealth, or a better position in society, or freedom of worship among other things.
If you count Christopher Columbus as the first European to arrive in the New World, that would be Catholics.
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Holland
Line of demarcation.
catholics
Maryland
Lord Baltimore, from England, established Maryland as a haven for Catholics in the New World.
They wanted to give Catholics a safe place to live.
The Catholics of England
They wanted to give Catholics a safe place to live.
There were many reasons to settle in the New World. Settlers were looking for wealth, or a better position in society, or freedom of worship among other things.
They wanted to give Catholics a safe place to live.
If you count Christopher Columbus as the first European to arrive in the New World, that would be Catholics.
Because your momma was there
roanoke or jamestown
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