Answer:
- Economic Upheaval
- Political Instability
- Religious Disagreements
Step-by-step explanation:
Thousands of farmers had become poor due to developments in the Sheep business in England in the 16th century. These farmers along with other poor people were quite desperate for a new life and the well off in society considered some of them to be eyesores and wanted them gone. The solution was the colonies. A lot of people therefore fled there to start a new life.
Also plaguing England in the 16th century was political turmoil. A civil war had erupted and the King, Charles I was executed and Olivier Cromwell became leader. He was however unpopular and so was replaced by King James II but he was a Catholic in Protestant England. Another coup ensued and James II fled to France. People wishing to avoid the events that occurred during this time fled to America to join England's colonization attempts.
Finally there were religious conflicts and disagreements in England. The Catholics were persecuted by the Protestants who in turn were divided between the Puritan reformers and the moderate Protestants who had kept certain Catholic practices. Some of these people therefore left England for the colonies to avoid the religious disagreements. An example was the colony of Maryland was established as a safe place for Catholics.