Jamestown — founding year?
1607, first successful English settlement.
Jamestown — First successful settlement?
Founded in 1607, Virginia, for profit.
Plymouth — motive?
Religious freedom for Puritans.
Virginia Company — purpose?
Funded Jamestown, aimed for profit.
Plymouth Colony — founding year?
Established in 1620 by Pilgrims.
Declaration of Independence — author?
Thomas Jefferson.
Separation of powers — purpose?
Prevent government tyranny.
Federalism — power division?
Between national government and states.
Checks and balances — function?
Limit powers of government branches.
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1. What was the primary purpose of the Virginia Company in establishing Jamestown?
2. What is the Virginia Company as described in the context of Jamestown's founding?
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