2025 civics test · Question 73 of 128 · Colonial Period and Independence
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Official answers
- Freedom
- Political liberty
- Religious freedom
- Economic opportunity
- Escape persecution
Why
Colonists came for different reasons. Settlers of Jamestown, founded in 1607, wanted economic opportunity, such as farmland or gold and silver. The Pilgrims arrived in 1620 and founded Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts, seeking religious freedom.