What provided land to anyone that paid their way (or their servants
way) to the new world?

it would be  

germany had to pay all damages related to the war.

and i think

germany had to take sole responsibility for the war.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is,lies(political rhetoric);

new england colonies endured bitterly cold winters and mild summers

the colonists made their living fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding. the fish included cod, mackerel, herring, halibut, hake, bass and sturgeon.