2025 test · Question 73 of 128
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers.
- Freedom
- Political liberty
- Religious freedom
- Economic opportunity
- Escape persecution
Our explanation
Some colonists came for economic opportunity, like farmland. Many Pilgrims came for religious freedom. Others wanted freedom, political liberty, or to escape persecution. Persecution means being hurt or treated unfairly for who you are or what you believe.
Remember it
One word works: “Freedom.” Pilgrims = religious freedom; Jamestown = economic opportunity.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) pp. 44, 46. Quote: “Many colonists who settled in Jamestown came to North America because they wanted economic opportunities.” (p. 44) Pilgrims “wanted religious freedom.” (p. 46)
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