Question

How did the desire for economic gains translate into the plans for English colonies in the New World?

Answer 1

The forces that led to the settlement of New England both at Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay stemmed from the religious controversy begun by Martin Luther’s Reformation movement. When Luther attacked the church for the failings he perceived, he opened the door for even more radical theologians such as John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli. They preached such matters as predestination and the need to rid the Protestant church—or churches, as was soon the case—of remaining elements of Roman Catholicism, the so-called “remnants of popery.”

Answer 2

The location of the colony (access to trade routes), integration/extermination of locals (competition), and exploitation of local resources (local wildlife(furs, bones, antlers)), (?precious metals?).