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Which caused people to leave England and go to America in the 1600s?

A.
civil war and looting

B.
poverty and overcrowding

C.
tyranny and oppression

D.
earthquakes and fires

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Answer:

They wanted to escape poverty and over population

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User Dariux
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It was primarily "tyranny and oppression" that caused people to leave England and go to America in the 1600s, since this was the primary motivation of the Puritans who settled the Plymouth colony. 
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