How old did people have to be to travel to the new lands back in the 1600's?

Question: How old did people have to be to travel to the new lands back in the 1600's!?

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back then, there was no age restriction as we know it today, it was when ever you got tired of living with your parents, whenen ever they chose to kick you out of the household, or when ever you became abandoned, which ever came first, moving to new lands was usually a financial or gastronomic necessity, regardless of national affiliation!. to this day this is one of the primary reasons why the americas are known as the melting pot of the world, and continues to present dayWww@QuestionHome@Com