I stumbled upon your question after reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder to my son. It seems the term panther is not clearcut at all in North America and I'm still trying to figure out what type of cat Pa is talking about in the story.
they came looking for religious freedom.
They came by ship. It took 3 to 6 months of travel.
they came looking for religious freedom
Well the Native Americans had lived in North America for centuries before European settlers came along. As far the first successful British settlement in North America however, that would be Jamestown, Virginia.
the french and british settlers that came to north America who essentially destroyed native American culture
The first settlers in North America came to the continent in 1620, it is believed that the first log cabins were constructed before 1640. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_cabin
wolves used to live all over North America, but when settlers came they migrated to the northern part of the continent.
It is known that thousand of years ago they followed the herds across the land bridge.
They came with the first European settlers, about 1502
The Quakers came to North America in search of land.
European settlers who came to North America were primarily persecuted for their religious beliefs. Many were fleeing from countries like England, where Puritans faced oppression from the Anglican Church, and France, where Huguenots (French Protestants) were persecuted by the Catholic majority. Additionally, some settlers from Germany faced social and political persecution, prompting their migration to seek greater freedoms in the New World. These experiences of persecution played a significant role in their motivations to establish new communities in North America.
the amount of british who came to North America is 50 000