When people first tried to colonize what is now the United States, they moved there for many reasons: a chance at a new life, the desire for their own plot of land, escape from religious persecution, and others. But life in the early colonies was hard. Many of the first attempted colonies failed because of disease, starvation, lack of resupply, war, or conflict with Native Americans. When colonies were finally established, they were mostly along the East Coast. This …
