1. How did British mercantilist restrictions contribute to colonial demands for independence?
2. What did James I authorize in 1606 regarding the settlement of Virginia?
3. What was the result of James I revoking the Virginia Company's charter in 1624?
What year did Europeans arrive in the already inhabited Americas?
1492.
In which year did James I authorize colonization of Virginia and charter the Virginia Companies?
1606.
In which year did English settlers establish Jamestown, North America's first English settlement?
1607.
Where are the first people to reach the Americas believed to have migrated from?
Northern Asia.
In which year did Pilgrims and Puritans arrive at Plymouth Bay aboard the Mayflower?
1620.
What did the Pilgrims sign before landing to organize life in Plymouth?
The Mayflower Compact.
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