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<span>The chief motivation for the settling of New England was: religious freedom. </span>
<span>Not counting the animals (sorry, animal lovers), the body count is five: Judith, the mechanic, Annie, Bob, and Lynda.</span>
The groups that have historically been opposed to progressive reform in the United States have been the wealthy and elite, since this reform usually entails "spreading out the wealth" from the upper classes to the lower classes in various forms.