For money and religious reasons
Religious freedom,
Religious freedom , money, and a new life are reasons colonists settled in America .
To get transportation for
.A better life .Escape from oppressive governments .War .Adventure .Famine .Religious persecution
Both Jews and Armenians came to the United States fleeing religious persecution.
William Penn, the founder, promised religious tolerance and freedom from religious persecution.
Usually for political freedom, religious freedom, money/jobs, family, and/or drought. Opportunity, land, escape religious persecution or legal prosecution. There are probably as many reasons as there were immigrants.
The Pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom to practice their faith without persecution. The Puritans sought to create a society based on their religious beliefs and values, where they could establish a community guided by their interpretation of the Bible.
The three colonies settled for religious reasons are Massachusetts (Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom), Pennsylvania (Quakers seeking religious tolerance), and Maryland (Catholics seeking refuge from persecution).
For money and religious reasons
Britain was not a place for religious freedom. Catholics were persecuted. Anglicans ruled. Some protestant groups were despised. And there were Anglicans who wanted to further change the chruch. A new land offered the chance to worship as you want and change the church if you feel like it.
religious freedom and wealth
Religious freedom,
Masssachusetts was founded for religious reasons, otherwise know as religious freedom by John Winthrop.
To escape religious persecution. They wanted freedom from the overbearing reign of the monarchy in England.
People migrate for better job opportunities, to escape persecution or conflict in their home country, and to reunite with family members who have already migrated.