why did the puritans move to new england? a. they were trying to escape poverty and famine. b. they hoped to find gold and other riches. c. they wanted to practice their own religion. d. they were forced into exile by the british government. what country originally colonized the area now known as delaware? a. france b. england c. the netherlands d. sweden which of the following was a result of colonial rivalries in north america? a. the british alliance with the iroquois confederacy b. the failure of new netherland c. the founding of pennsylvania d. the development of the tobacco trade in virginia