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Most “old” immigrants who came to America during the 1600s and 1700s were from?

A Africa.
B eastern Europe.
C southern Europe.
D western Europe.

User Sumit T
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my guess is western Europe, since England colonized a large portion of the americas
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he correct answer is D) Western Europe.

Most "old" immigrants who came to America during the 1600s and 1700s were from Western Europe.

Western European people in the 1600s decided to embark in the exploration of new territories and many others were running from persecution, more specifically, political and religious persecution as was the case of the Puritans that had many problems with the Church of England. These people decided to leave their native land and navigated almost three months to arrive into the new continent. They wanted to start a new life, having a place to freely practice their religious beliefs and own a portion of land.

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