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What were the reasons for moving from England to America in early 17th century?
Q. What were the reasons for moving from England Holland and from Holland to America in early 17th century (for example on the Mayflower)? Can you answer with bullet points?
Asked by klonM - Fri Nov 7 13:54:26 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. People who went to the southern colonies were generally hoping to better themselves by acquiring a farm or plantation and growing a cash crop like tobacco. Since there was a shortage of female settlers, women were actively recruited, they were offered free passage and a dowry in return for making the trip (when they married, their husbands ahd to repay the company with 120 pounds of leaf tobacco). Sometimes people went out as indentured servants (bound to work for their masters and mistresses for a fixed number of years, they were virtual slaves while their term or servitude lasted). When people went out on to New England on the Mayflower and other ships, they were often escaping from religious persecution.
Answered by Louise C - Fri Nov 7 14:50:46 2008