The primary reason that no new colonies were founded between 1634 and 1670?

Question

a. the severe economic conditions in virginia and maryland

b. the civil war in england

c. the continuous naval conflicts between spain and england that disrupted sea-lanes

d. the use of indians as a slave labor force on white plantations

Answer 1

b. the civil war in England

Not only civil war but the ensuing interregnum of Cromwell and the Commonwealth. As freedom from persecution on religious grounds was the basis for founding many early colonies, this was less an issue as Puritans took over through Parliament at home, ending with the restoration of Charles II in 1660.