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1 ‘The European population in the Americas was stil very small. There seemed tobe plenty of ‘oom for peopl, 2 ‘Many peopl let rural areas in search of ‘employment in European cts. They found increased compton for obs that pad well and in many cases a shortage of jobs 3 People boliovad they would ba fae fo practica their eigion in the Americas, The Americas also provided a place to live free from direct re by a kng or queen 4 Around tho 18th contury, some kings and ‘queens in Europe believed that hey had the right to rule both the church (elgion) and state {the government). People were nat lowed to worship the way they wanted. Som people who «id not eocept the oficial religion offen gotin trouble 5 Pople no longor balevad that evi caused ihess, bul leamed tha ines is elated to unclean living conditions. Population increased duo to the contol of disease and improved public health conditions. This caused some ‘areas to be overpopuale. People ad the chance to have jab that might ‘make them weelthy. The Americas aso provided the opporumiy to eam money by ‘owning or working fora company. 7 European counties had ited land and natural resourcas Land became scarce in tha ‘counirysid. Increased family popuiton lt lass land for chliran to hart ut people ‘wanted fo own ther own land 8 People who had no chance of ouning land in Europe could bocome landowners nthe ‘Amoncas, The "New Walt’ aiso had an ‘abundance of natural esources induding ‘metals, minerals, and animals tha aracted

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