Answer to Question #317930 in History for may

Question

When explaining migration, scholars often try to understand the “push” factors (those factors which pushed migrants away from their homeland) and “pull factors” (those factors specific to their new destinations that pulled the migrants there). What were some of the important “push” and “pull” factors that explain the European settlement of the North American colonies? 

textbook: Give Me Liberty!: An American History

isbn: 9780393418248

Answer 1

Many of the new areas claimed to have resources that Europe lacked. Once they returned to Europe, natural resources such as fish, furs, and precious metals could be sold for money. Push - To better water travel, they needed more advanced technologies.