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American Colonization

Today, many people see America to be the land of opportunity and wealth. During the beginnings of the New World, this fact was relevant to the Europeans as well. The growing powers competed for land in America in order to become the omnipotent country of Europe. However, because America was overseas from Europe and direct supervision by the monarch was not possible, the land of opportunity was restricted to the European countries. Eventually, as history shows, all of the European powers who colonized in the Americas lose their control, thus leading to independent countries. From the 1400s to the 1600s, European countries set up American colonies in the North and South colonial regions, with principles of economic opportunity and religious toleration for the benefit of the motherland, to the extent of the desires and decisions of the immigrants of America.
During the 1400s, England did not tolerate any church beside the Anglican church. Catholics were persecuted and did not have religious freedom. "King Henry VIII split with the Roman Catholic Church over a question of his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Though his religious position was not at all Protestant, the resultant schism ultimately led to England distancing itself almost entirely from Rome." Many people moved out of their comfortable homes in England to start a new life in the New World with religious freedom. "Anne Hutchnison left her comfortable home in England, with her husband and children, to settle in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony in search for religious freedom for all peoples." However, Religious toleration was still limited and controlled by the people living in the New World. Although they arrived with hopes of religious freedom, full religious toleration was only given to those who followed the Protestant churches. Puritans came to America seeking religious freedom. However, they hoped this new land would serve as a nation that redeemed the souls of non-Christians. "Though...