The correct answers were B) they wanted to escape religious persecution and D) Free land.
The two primary reasons why Europeans first settled in America were that they wanted to escape religious persecution and free land.
Europeans such as the Plymouth in Britain had many problems with the Church of England. There were being political and religious persecuted and they decided to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to get to the new continent. They wanted to start a new life, practice their religious beliefs with freedom in a secure place and to own their own land that could be farmed and produce wealth.
