Describe how political and social events in England motivated groups of people to explore new lands.

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1.) Overcrowding.

2.) Lack of opportunity for upward mobility in society.
3.) An overbearing pompous aristocracy/ elite keeping everyone down.
4.) The start of 'capitalism' and 'mercantilism' forcing out generations of farmers.
5.) The start of the 'industrial revolution' forcing out more farmers.
6.) Civil War/ dictatorship/ destruction from the 16th/17th centuries.

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hmm ok hope it helped

Your assigned reading is probably your best source of information for this question.

People like my ancestor who was a younger son and an orphan. He didn't have anything to keep him in England.

I just needed a reason but I couldn't find any sources. There was no reading section, just a random important question.