United StatesQuestion 58 (2008 list) · Colonial period and independence
What is one reason colonists came to America?
- aBuild the railroads
- bFight in the Civil War
- cEscape World War I
- dPractice their religionCorrect answer
Why?
Many colonists came to America to practice their religion freely. You could also say freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, or to escape persecution. The railroads, the Civil War, and World War I came long after the colonial period.
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