Question

Why did European countries send colonists to the Americas?

to ease overpopulation


to convert the native peoples to Christianity


to gain control over America’s resources


to collect taxes from the colonists

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Colonial America (1492-1763) European nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620.