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As clearly pointed out in the passage, for a very large majority of people who left England in the seventeenth century for America and the West Indies, ----.
The seventeenth century is probably the first in
English history in which more people emigrated than
immigrated. In the course of the century, something
over one-third of a million people, mainly young adult
males, emigrated across the Atlantic. The largest
single group made for the West Indies; a second
substantial group made for America, in particular
Virginia and Catholic Maryland, and even Puritan
New England. The pattern of emigration was a
fluctuating one, but it probably reached its peak in the
1650s and 1660s. For most of those who emigrated,
the search for employment and a better life was
almost certainly the principal cause of their departure.
For a clear minority, however, freedom from religious
persecution took precedence. Moreover, an
increasing number were forcibly transported as a
punishment for criminal acts. In addition to these
transatlantic emigrants, an unknown number
emigrated to Europe and settled there. The largest
group were probably the sons of Catholic families
making for religious houses in France and elsewhere.
There were also some adventurers who were willing
to fight in any cause if the pay were good.