Question

Which statement is best described by the phrases in the box below?

• religious intolerance
• high rents on land
• scarcity of resources
A.
reasons the colonists in America created a national religion
B.
reasons Spanish colonies in America were abandoned
C.
reasons the Puritans returned to England
D.
reasons English settlers came to colonies in America

Answer 1

D. reasons English settlers came to colonies in America

These are common push factors that drove English people to emigrate: religious intolerance at home, rising rents/enclosure reducing access to land, and general scarcity of resources and opportunities.