How did the motivations for settlement differ among the British colonies?

Each of the original English colonies in the New World was founded with a distinct purpose. This purpose shaped the colony’s government, its economy, and even the settlers that it attracted. Interestingly enough, the foundational goals upon which a colony was founded tended to be fairly homogeneous with the other colonies in its region, which may be due to the fact that similar crops were grown in colonies with comparable climates.

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the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.