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The Three Primary Types Of Colonists In The New World

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The three primary types of colonists who came to the New World were the adventurers, missionaries, and the colonists. They came for two primary reasons: financial and missionary. Christopher Columbus was attempting to find a financial route to Asia when he finally landed in America. Missionaries aimed at spreading Christianity to the American Indians. Historians have referred to this as a quest for God and gold.
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