What are the reasons that some Europeans moved and began colonizing the New World?

Select all that apply:

Better economic opportunities.

Some were escaping religious persecution.

Attempting to increase their wealth, despite the hardships and risks.

The new world was safer and more secure than the old world.

The three right options are:

- Better economic opportunities.

- Some were escaping religious persecution.

- Attempting to increase their wealth, despite the hardships and risks.

Explanation:

You have to establish differences. In the case of Spanish conquistadores, some of them were noblemen who wanted to gain more wealth, glory and properties. But most of the Spanish who came to the New World were adventurers and poor. They were looking to become rich and attain social position in the colonies; they expected to be "encomenderos" which meant to be assigned a number of Indian slaves and land for their services to the crown. They would take care of keeping the Indians and of converting them or contributing to their conversion to the "true faith". In practice, these big "señores" exploited and mistreated the natives.

In the case of English emigrants to the New World, they were escaping religious persecution in many cases, or they traveled to find new opportunities, start a new life by taking land and cultivating it. They showed entrepreneurhsip.

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