Why did religion play a role in the british colonization of north america

The British wanted more money because more money meant more land so they sailed and found North America (After Christopher Columbus). Then they pillaged and raped the Indians giving them diseases and moving them to uncharted lands just so they could colonize there, that eventually lead to the people who lived in North America (present day New England) to start the American Revolution. The American Revolution was started by the spread of Christianity. Which started a chain reaction to the change we have seen in later history.

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