Assess the validity of this statement for the 1600’s.
When the British Colonies were started in America, the reasoning for the colonization varied. Most Europeans that moved to America were Puritans who first came from Catholic Church or Anglican Church in England. Moving to America wasn’t necessarily based on geography. Living in America was about starting a new life or trying to fulfill new opportunities. The new world was a chance for the Europeans to expand or to escape. For the Puritans in the Catholic Church, America was a way to get out of the church in which they believed was corrupt. Maryland was an escape for those who were exiled from the church. The Puritans who left the Anglican Church were called the Separatists and rode on a ship, called the Mayflower, to America. The main goal of the Separatists was to start a new life with the church being how they imagined it to be. They wanted their church to be pure and wanted to rid of Roman Catholic rituals/practices. The main reason for the development of Maryland was to be a refuge area for the Puritans exiled from the Anglican Church. The development of colonies in America was also influenced by the land opportunities. There was basically free land for those who came. All the Europeans had to do was convince and obtain the land from the Native Americans. Developing colonies typically had farms on the land and was a new life for those people who migrated to the New World. Having thriving companies and farms helped influence people to come to the British Colony where they could own more land with profit. Europeans also were strong Christian believers and always had a church on their land. Coming to America was the perfect opportunity to come to America. Part of the expansion in the colonies was because people from the Anglican Church came over to the New World to spread