Colonial period and independence · Question 1 of 12
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
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Answer
- A Religious freedom
Explanation
USCIS accepts: freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity and escape persecution. The Pilgrims of the Mayflower (1620), for example, sought religious freedom. The English colonies remained under the British crown until 1776; the settlers did not want to found a kingdom of their own.