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Who hired the Mayflower to transport them to America?
Who hired the Mayflower to transport them to America?
- The English settlers
- A group of Calvinists (correct)
- A group of Puritan Nonconformists
- The Virginia Company
How many settlers were led by William Bradford and William Brewster?
How many settlers were led by William Bradford and William Brewster?
- Sixty-six
- Eighty thousand
- Thirty-five (correct)
- An unspecified number
Why were the settlers going to America?
Why were the settlers going to America?
- To escape persecution in England
- To pursue religious freedom (correct)
- To establish a trading post
- To explore new lands
What kind of beliefs did the settlers have?
What kind of beliefs did the settlers have?
What kind of governance did the settlers have permission to establish?
What kind of governance did the settlers have permission to establish?
What was the main purpose of the Mayflower voyage?
What was the main purpose of the Mayflower voyage?
What type of governance did the settlers have permission to establish in America?
What type of governance did the settlers have permission to establish in America?
What were the settlers' religious beliefs that made them dissenters of the Church of England?
What were the settlers' religious beliefs that made them dissenters of the Church of England?
Who were the leaders of the settlers on the Mayflower?
Who were the leaders of the settlers on the Mayflower?
What kind of ship was the Mayflower originally used for?
What kind of ship was the Mayflower originally used for?
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