... they needed more raw materials. The colonies were a new and large source of raw materials 2. Social Reasons: - Primogeniture- the tradition in which the oldest son of a noble family inherits all of his fathers estate. Since second or third born sons did not receive any inheritance, they decided to travel to ... the New World, in search of land and wealth. Nobles were capable of making large land claims in the New World. 3. Religious ... Reasons: - In 1534 Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church and established the Anglican Church ... as "The Apostle" to the Indians. The Dominion of N...

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