Question

Match each settlement with the reasons people settled there.





1. looking for gold and silver, adventure, or Catholic mission work
Massachusetts
2. fur trading and Catholic mission work
Dutch settlements
3. fur trading primarily
French settlements
4. form religious communities away from persecution
Pennsylvania
5. offers of cheap land, fair government, and religious freedom
Spanish settlements

Answer 1

Here are the correct matches for each settlement with the reasons people settled there:

1. **Spanish settlements** - looking for gold and silver, adventure, or Catholic mission work
2. **French settlements** - fur trading and Catholic mission work
3. **Dutch settlements** - fur trading primarily
4. **Massachusetts** - form religious communities away from persecution
5. **Pennsylvania** - offers of cheap land, fair government, and religious freedom

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