Virginia Company — purpose?
Founded Jamestown as a commercial venture.
Virginia Company — purpose?
Grant a royal charter to colonize Virginia.
Plymouth Colony — motives?
Established for religious freedom by Puritans.
Plymouth Colony — founding year?
1620, by Puritan Pilgrims.
Mayflower Compact — significance?
First self-government framework in North America.
New England — location?
North-East region of the US.
Jamestown — purpose?
Commercial venture to profit from tobacco.
Religious freedom — motivation?
Pilgrims sought religious practice without persecution.
Plymouth — role?
Early representative self-government example.
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