How and why does America become an English colony, as opposed to Spanish or French? What pressures in England (economic, political, social) caused mass migrations of English people (both rich and poor) to the American colonies? What did America have – what resource did it offer - that England did not? Why were people coming to America from England? And after early failures and high death tolls, what crop becomes crucial to the early success of Colonial America? What does this crop lead to?

How and why does America become an English colony, as opposed to Spanish or French? What pressures in England (economic, political, social) caused mass migrations of English people (both rich and poor) to the American colonies? What did America have – what resource did it offer - that England did not? Why were people coming to America from England? And after early failures and high death tolls, what crop becomes crucial to the early success of Colonial America? What does this crop lead to?