What is the original purposes for the 13 colonies?

Answer 1

The colonies on the eastern coast of North America (which would later become the beginning of the United States) were an extension of British power in the world, as well as more land was available and less crowded than England itself.

Answer 2

The purpose for founding each of the 13 colonies was different. For example, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were founded mainly for religious reasons. Georgia was founded as a refuge for English debtors, so that they could get a fresh start in the New World. Similarly, some colonies were established for farming, trade, or profit, such as New Jersey and New York.

Answer 3

The Navigation Acts were an attempt to put the theory of Mercantilism into practice in the British colonies. The object of mercantilism was to minimize imports that cost the nation money, and maximize exports that made the nation money. Colonies were a means of reducing England's dependence on foreign nations. Each colony would provide a raw material to England and this would allow the nation to not have to purchase that product from another nation. By establishing colonies loyal to the Crown, Great Britain would be expanding a dependable market for the finished products coming out of British industries.

Answer 4

They were the beginning set up for the land to spread.

Answer 5

The 13 colonies developed one by one until there were 13 total.