In reading about the colonies that were established in the new world in the 17th century, what were the reasons the early colonists wanted to leave Europe

In reading about the colonies that were established in the new world in the 17th century, what were the reasons the early colonists wanted to leave Europe

In reading about the colonies that were established in the new world in the 17th century, what were the reasons the early colonists wanted to leave Europe—and what were the attractive aspects , real or imagined, of the colonies is America?