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Plymouth and the Mayflower Compact of 1620
Explain how the Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony and drafted the Mayflower Compact as an early form of self-government.
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Colonial Settlements, Labor Systems, and Regional Societies
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Compare the geography, economies, labor systems, and daily life across the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial regions.
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5.1.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse maps and primary/secondary sources to evaluate the push and pull factors that led to exploration and colonization of North America (for example, fleeing persecution, enslavement, economic advancement, indentured servitude, religious freedom/isolationism).
5.3.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse examples from the Constitution to investigate and explain the development, general purpose, and significant foundational principles of the United States government (a compound constitutional republic), as well as earlier documents and philosophies used to help develop the Constitution (for example, the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Articles of Confederation, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy).