The English 'Enclosure Movement' contributed to colonization because it:
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Correct answer: Created a class of landless, unemployed people who looked to the colonies for opportunity
As common lands were fenced off for sheep grazing, many rural workers lost their livelihoods. This social dislocation provided a steady stream of indentured servants and settlers willing to risk the voyage to America.
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