Why Did The Colonists Ever Move To America

Think back to the very base of America, the first seeds planted. What comes to mind? Most invision quaint Pilgrims, plump turkeys, or sparkling brass buckles on the shoes of Quakers, but although all of these fond ideas are gently warming, they are irrelevant because they are unrealistic. Life for the first colonists in America was dark and dismal, gruelling and grey, as well as dangerous and daring. Now when one considers this, one will consequently wonder, why in the world would the colonists ever move to America? And for those that did brave the brutal wilderness and perilous journeys to the New World, what was life exactly like, and in what way was it such a struggle? And lastly, how could anyone, like these beginning colonists, ever get out of the deep, tragic rut of failure and rise above it to establish an attractive, unique, thriving land? Enter the following forest to discover the truth hidden in the deep, mountain glades of colonial America.
Smoky chimneys, religious rivalries in the filthy streets, oppressive neighbors jeering out the window, all so different from the dusty sunlight, …show more content…
In the New World, hard work was rewarded, and a new beginning and second chance awaited all. An example of this is James Oglethorpe’s instruction of a group of criminals and debtors to build the first fort on the Savannah River in Georgia. Although debtors and criminals like these generally received land grants of lesser quality or value, or were sent to the New World to populate penal colonies, travelling to the new world was nevertheless an honorable, free chance to work one’s way back up the ladder, make a home, and even nurture a family. Lives started anew in America, and this promise of reward to one’s labor drew the eye of many who were stuck uncomfortably in