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People left England in the 1600s to America for various reasons, including the pursuit of religious freedom, economic opportunities, and the chance to own land. Many Puritans and other religious dissenters sought refuge from persecution, while others were attracted by the promise of wealth through agriculture and trade. Additionally, the rise of the English population and declining opportunities at home prompted many to seek a new life across the Atlantic. The hope of a better future in the New World drove significant migration during this period.

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Why did the group of people who established the Plymouth Colony leave England?

The group of people that left England for the Plymouth Colony did so mostly for religious reasons. They were being mistreated in England and the Netherlands and thought America would be better.


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List the offenses charged to the king of England?

One of the charges against the King of England was that he would not allow America to have representation in the Parliament. Other charges were that America could not have judges, they were being taxed too heavily, and soldiers won't leave the cities.


Why did the Separatists or Pilgrims leave England?

The English left their homeland to come to Jamestown. In the play "Dreams of Riches" and "Bountiful Land" they say that Virginia is a good investment and a place to colonize. They saw that we are rich with gold. Our land is full of minerals and plenty of woods. There are growing goodly oaks, elms, beech, birch, spruce, walnut, cedar and fit trees. America is never poor no matter what. They knew that England would never be this rich and have this kind of resources. Tocqueville long time ago knew that one day England will take ideas and factors from America. England knew America is rich and they have a lot of money. America can manufacture goods.


Why did people leave their homelands and come to America?

British immigrants came to America for many reasons, but most were seeking an opportunity for a better life than they had at home.Very early in the history of Colonial American, some groups of immigrants came seeking religious liberty, or the opportunity to establish their own religious orthodoxy, separate from that of the Church of England, and to persecute those who did not conform to their views, just as they had been persecuted nonconformists in England.

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