What caused a sharp increase in the flow of immigrants to the new world in the 17-18 century?

The reason for the sharp increase in immigrants during this period was the desire for enrichment, as well as the acquisition of new scientific knowledge. We can say that the reasons were hidden in the acquisition of wealth, the development of trade and the development of scientific knowledge. Thus, in addition to the military colonialists, merchants, daredevils and scientists moved to the lands of the New World. Many of them did not return, either stayed there, or died in a hard struggle.