<Li> Renews, founded 1615, abandoned in 1619 </Li> <Li> St. John's, Newfoundland, chartered by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583; seasonal settlements ca . 1520; informal year - round settlers before 1620 . </Li> <Li> Plymouth Council for New England <Ul> <Li> Plymouth Colony, founded 1620, merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Plymouth Colony, founded 1620, merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 </Li> </Ul>

Why did the english want to establish settlements in north america