Answer: Responses will vary. A sample response follows: During the first era of European settlement in the Americas, the countries that sent the largest number of settlers and colonists were Spain, England, and France. Other European countries sent smaller numbers of colonists. Thousands of Africans also crossed the Atlantic. The groups had different motivations. Most Africans came to the Americas involuntarily as slaves. Some European settlers were looking for opportunities like land ownership. Many were hoping to change their life situations and to find opportunities they would not have had in Europe because of their social class. Finally, America offered many appealing natural resources that could be used to gain wealth.
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