USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is 1620 a significant year for Pilgrims in North America?
A
Pilgrims established a settlement in Plymouth
B
Pilgrims erected their first church in Jamestown
C
Many Pilgrims became ill and their colony disappeared
D
The Pilgrims combined their colony with others to form Massachusetts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. Some 100 people, many of them seeking religious freedom in the New World, set sail from England on the Mayflower in September 1620.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mayflower Compact, document signed on the English ship Mayflower on November 21 [November 11, Old Style], 1620, prior to its landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was the first framework of government written and enacted in the territory that is now the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was the second successful colony to be founded by the English in the United States after Jamestown in Virginia, and it was the first permanent English settlement in the New England region.

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