Many fled political and religious persecution. Others hoped to improve their condition by owning their own land or by participating in the fur trade. Some came as servants.
I believe it’s A) the creation of new countries
Throughout history, we have made lots of discoveries using energy. Before 1850, wood was our main source of fuel for heating, cooking and producing steam for powering steam engines for the railroads. Other sources of energy were water, wind, coal and some manufactured natural gas.
It varied on what the political situation was. In Asia, more precisely in India, colonization came as a result of trading with western companies which eventually made the whole place dependent on trading with the west and made the companies rich enough so that they could subjugate the locals.
In Africa, colonization mostly occurred due to the need of resources. In some places like the continental parts of Africa it was about physical resources that required mining and similar things. In coastal Africa, it was about the workforce with the slave trade running rampant and a lot of money being involved.
South-East Asian countries that were colonized were often colonized as a response to enemy occupation or freeing them from other colonizers. For example, places like Vietnam and Philippines were occupied during wars and colonization came by providing help to the local population in fighting those wars after which they remained colonies of those who helped them.<span />
1. The 19th Amendment is the right for all citizens to vote and not be denied to vote in any state on the basis of gender.
2. This amendment was necessary because it allowed for more of a fair democracy (allowing any gender to vote), and progressed the women's sufferage movement.
3. One prominent person in US history who was involved in the movement that led to the amendment's ratification was Susan B Anthony