1. How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown colony during its early hardships?
2. How did Puritan beliefs about predestination and ecclesiastical hierarchy influence governance in the Plymouth colony?
3. When was the Mayflower Compact signed by the Pilgrims?
First English colonies — year?
Jamestown was founded in 1607.
Plymouth colony — founding year?
Founded in 1620 by Pilgrims.
Mayflower Compact — purpose?
Established self-government and laws.
Puritanism — core belief?
Predestination and religious purity.
Thanksgiving — first celebrated?
1621, after harvest with Native Americans.
American exceptionalism — definition?
Belief in unique American destiny and principles.
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