Question

Why did English immigration to the colonies slow after 1660?

A. English people didn't do well in the colonies and decided to stay away.
B. England needed English people at home to fight new European wars.
C. War in the colonies drove English settlers back to England.
D. The English economy improved and religious and political conflicts diminished.

Answer 1

One of the reasons why English immigration to the colonies slowed after 1660 was because "D. The English economy improved and religious and political conflicts diminished," since these had been two of the driving forces being emigration.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. The English economy improved and religious and political conflicts diminished.

Before the 1660 there was a huge problem with religious prosecution. A couple of years the Catholics would be purging protestants and then it would switch so now the protestants would be purging Catholics and the wars kept going. As the economy improved and as religious protection improved, people stopped fleeing to new lands.