Question

which two statements are true. only British born citizens settled the american colonies. The American colonies allowed only Catholics to settle. The American colonies were settled by diverse groups of people. many of the new England colonies were settled for religious reasons.

Answer 1

The American Colonies were settled by diverse groups of people, and that many of the New England colonies were settled for religious reasons.

Answer 2

The correct answers are C) The American colonies were settled by diverse groups of people and D) many of the New England colonies were settled for religious reasons.

The two statements that are true are: The American colonies were settled by diverse groups of people and many of the New England colonies were settled for religious reasons.

Different groups of people decide to leave England for diverse reasons such as notorious religious differences with the Church of England, political differences with the monarchy, and many others decide to look for new opportunities in the Americas. The first American colonies were settled by different people with diverse background and interest. And some of those first settlers, such as the Puritans, settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Boston area, for religious reasons. They wanted to honor and respect their rigid religious practices and found in this colony the place to do it.