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.
When the English settlers landed on Jamestown in 1607 a settlement was established represented by the Englishmen from Virginia Company in London. There is a major reason why Jamestown was founded. Settlers wanted to gain more wealth and quick profit from gold mining.