Early Passage to America
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Early Passage to AmericaQuestions
- What would have made the Mayflower Compact more democratic?
- What was the first French settlement in North America?
- Was Columbus' treatment of the people of Santo Domingo (native and Spanish) horrible or necessary?
- Why were the Pilgrims known as the Separatists?
- When did the first African slaves make their journey to the Americas?
- He Pilgrims first landed on Cape Cod and then sailed to a nearby area. What is the name of the stony landmark where they eventually landed?
- How did the first Americans get to the Americas?
- What idea from the Mayflower Compact influenced the Declaration of Independence?
- How did triangular trade affect colonial economies?
- Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?
- Question #c26a7
- Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?
- New York was originally founded by which country?
- Why was the petition written by Pennsylvania German Quakers in 1688 significant?
- Why did a group called Separatists come to America in 1600?
- Why did the Puritans emigrate to North America in the 1600s?
- Who were Separatists?
- Who helped pay for settling the James River colony?
- Where was the Mayflower headed?