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 * Essential Question- English colonization was a difficult and deadly process throughout the Jamestown settlement. Why did these colonists decide to collectively endure the hardships? Was the need to keep pace with Spain on a Global scale the** **primary motivation** **or were other factors throughout England forcing the colonists to make the new settlement work? Analyze the question and post your response to your personal wiki page**

Looking at the colonists and all that they endured it's hard to decide the factors that would keep them there in such hardships. The turmoil that was going on back in England could've been enough to push the settlers to stay in the New World. Although Spain was expanding at a rapid pace and finding lots of resources and success in the New World, it doesn't seem likely that would be the only reason to colonize. The rumored riches in America could've intrigued the settlers but it wouldn't have been the only reason for them to stay there. Once they got to the New World they were not finding many resources, so that couldn't have been the reason for staying. At the time that the settlers were colonizing America, England was going through a tough financial and social time. The population was becoming too large to support and many people were going hungry and had little to no money. Work was hard to find and this pushed the settlers to want to come to America. Once they were in America they probably stayed because they knew that going back it would be just as bad of a situation. Plus, they probably wanted to prove to everyone in England that they could survive and persevere through the bad situation. It could've been pride that made the settlers want to stay and create a better life for themselves than they had in England. America was seen as a place for new opportunity and it could've convinced the settlers to go there. Another factor could've been all the land that they were given. Settlers in America got 100 acres of land only for themselves and could do whatever they wanted with it. Going back to England they would have been lucky to get any land at all. The settlers still believed that the New World had amazing resources and hoards of riches and they didn't want to go back to England empty handed. The colonists came there thinking that they were going to find gold and didn't want to return home without something to show for their struggles. The Spanish had a lot of success going to the New World and the English wanted to prove that they could also gain riches and success. The last reason that the settlers probably stayed was because they had no central leader. In the New World plantations there was literally no law. People couldn't be contacted very easily and communication was extremely rough. The settlers could practice whatever religion they wanted and didn't have to follow any rules. The monarchy had literally no authority from across the ocean and going back to England meant living under strict rules once again. All of these factors could have been the turning point for settlers to stay in America even with the harsh living conditions.