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.
Why the Pilgrims Came to America. The following is an article from Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader. This article started off as a short list of facts about the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620. But after doing a little research, we found ourselves immersed in a much more fascinating story than we anticipated -the tale of the Pilgrimsâ journey to the New World and religious freedom.