They came to practice their desired religion freely.
number 3: Migration of people
The desire for trade with Asia encouraged exploration of the Americas because in order to do so they had to search for a trade route. While doing so they landed in the Americas which was like unclaimed land to them so they explored it in order to gain it as their territory. The more land you had control over the more powerful the country was.
Answer:
Philadelphia to Baltimore in the winter of 1776 to avoid capture by British forces who were advancing on Philadelphia. ... Congress was again forced to flee Philadelphia at the end of September 1777, as British troops occupied the city; they moved to York, Pennsylvania and continued their work.
