Question

Early colonists came to America:_________.

a. for a wide range of economic and political agendas as well as for religious and philosophical reasons.
b. to set up a democratic political system.
c. to avoid the widespread poverty and economic depression that was sweeping Europe.
d. solely to obtain land. solely to escape religious persecution.

Answer 1

Answer: a. for a wide range of economic and political agendas as well as for religious and philosophical reasons.

Step-by-step explanation:

There were various reasons the early colonists came to Northern America to found the colonies such as for economic and political reasons and others for religious reasons.

William Bradford for instance, helped found the Plymouth Colony as a haven for Puritan separatists like himself to escape persecution in England. John Smith on the other hand, came more for economic reasons.

Then there was James Oglethorpe of Georgia who wanted to found a home for the "worthy poor" of England so that they would have a chance to make something of themselves.