At average gravity on earth, (conventionally 7000980665000000000â g = 9.80665 m/s2), a kilogram mass exerts a force of about 9.8 newtons, and one newton is the force exerted by about half a medium-sized apple. The weight of an average adult exerts a force of about 550 - 800 N.
Religion was another reason that people came to the New World. Some settlers wished to have the chance to worship freely while others came to America to escape religious persecutions. Some of these groups were the Puritans, Quakers, Roman Catholics, Huguenots, and Jews.
List the three main reasons Europeans started traveling to America in the 15th century ; Explain why wealth seemed to be the biggest motivator and identify some of the explorers who sought it in the New World ; Describe the Columbian Exchange ; Understand why the Age of Exploration is sometimes called the Age of Exploitation