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.
Mirielle Reid P.7 Why did people settle in the 13 English colonies? The 13 colonies are the land in which the first groups of English settlers settled in America. The 13 colonies were divided into 3 distinct groups. The 3 groups are the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies. The New England Colonies consisted of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Middle Colonies consisted of Delware, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.