Question

What did England and English settlers really want from colonization? (National glory, wealth, adventure, a solution to social tensions, trade, etc) Did they get what they wanted?

Answer 1

The Europeans, as well as other colonies that have settled in the New World, wanted the Three G's: Glory (for their colony, to conquer), Gold (to discover goods that would help improve their economy/to gather rare materials such as gold and silver), and God (to get Native Americans to be converted into Christianity). In a way, they did get what they wanted, even if it was through the exploitation of the New World and its resources as well as the Native Americans that have lived there.