Question

What were the factors that spurred people to leave England for the American colonies in the seventeenth century? Which factors influenced their decisions about where to settle in the British North American colonies?

Answer 1

Religious freedom. Specifically the Puritans who has split from the Church of England. They were being persecuted and left for their safety and to practice their religion. The Quakers were another religious group in England who moved to present-day Pennsylvania to practice their religion.