why did the colonists came to north america?

Question

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Answer 1

Religious reasons the Puritans wanted a place where they were free to practice their religion with out fear from the the government. It should be noted that the religion they wanted to practice was considered more fundamentalist than what was being practiced from where they came

Answer 2

I hardly believe any of it was planned, and the main reason European colonists came to North America was to be sanctioned from religious prosecution by the European countries. This is as if saying the British sent colonists to North America knowing that they would later rebel against them.

Answer 3

Which colonists? There have been colonists starting with the Norsemen who came and settled Greenland, there have been French colonists, there have been Spanish colonists, there have been English colonists, there have been Russian colonists, there have been many, many different waves of colonization. North America, by the way, includes Mexico - it isn't just the US or the US and Canada. So ask your question again, but be a little more specific, please.

Answer 4

Various reasons, depending on the group or individual.

Reasons include:
Religious freedom
Adventure
Escape from prosecution
Opportunity (freedom after serving indentureship)
Prisoner (some colonies were penal)
Beat starving in Europe
and the last, "I was only 6, ask my dad"

Answer 5

Considering there were many colonies, there were many different reasons: making money was one of them as people in England investing in shipping people who wanted land or opportunity in hopes of making money on their investment (see Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia mostly.)
Several were filled with people who felt oppressed in their native countries, in many cases because of their religious beliefs or other prejudice: see Massachusetts and Rhode Island. New York and Pennsylvania were built on business opportunity with a more liberal government attitude to attract people - see Penn's statements about founding Pennsylvania.
Baltimore and Maryland were business with less freedom emphasis in the promotion

Answer 6

the main reason was to escape religious persecution however another reason was for a new beginning. there were many acres of free or cheap land waiting in north america.

Answer 7

most came to America to escape persecution meaning to be treated harshly for beliefs while others came to make a better living

Answer 8

To escape religious persecution in England.

Answer 9

Continuing for Old Lady, what about those who crossed the land bridge from Asia up to the time it vanished (about 14000bce)

Answer 10

They wanted new opotunities in a new land, they knew that this land was a lot bigger and richer than england. They wanted a brand new start and they got it.

There's this page, I guess you could read more here, lots more in fact.

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Colonial_Life.html