What is the significance of the Pilgrim's arrival in America?

Explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase 1861-1865, Civil War.

113.20.2.A

Identify reasons for English, Spanish, and French exploration and colonization of North America.

113.20.2.B

Compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies.

113.20.1.A

Identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, creation and ratification of the Constitution, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.

113.20.10.C

Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors such as weather, landforms, waterways, transportation, and communication on major historical events in the United States.

113.20.3.B

Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.

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What is the significance of the Pilgrim's arrival in America?
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It led to an alliance between the British and the French
It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England
It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic Colonies
it led to an early attemt at self-government in the English colonies
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Which reason best indentifies the primary reason for French colonization?
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