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- Established: 1620
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Language: English
- Religion(s): Puritan, Separatist
- Government: Monarchy
- Legislature: General Counsel
- Disestablished: 1691
- Also called The Old Colony
- Settlers known as Pilgrims
- Landed in Provincetown Harbor: November 11, 1620
- Women, children and infirm lived on the Mayflower for six months
- William Bradford elected leader after John Carver died
- Miles Standish: Military leader
- Squanto became an important friend to the settlers
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The settlers that arrived on the Mayflower to found Plymouth Colony (today, the city of Plymouth, Massachusetts) in 1620 were fleeing religious persecution in England. Plymouth was the first major settlement by the English in New England, as well as one of the earliest in North America.
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Pequot War
The Pequot War, beginning in 1637, was fought between the alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonists and their Native American allies and the Pequot Tribe. Many members of the Pequot were killed, while others were sent to Bermuda to be sold as slaves. The war ended in 1638. -
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Plymouth Colony Questions
OPEN THREAD: Colonial Bank becomes the biggest bank failure of 2009 1 AnswerPeople of authority in this world, should realize life is not or never was based on non-materialistic, physical things like money, oil, fine cars, jewelry or an... read more
Which of the European colonial powers in the Americas treated the Native American population the best? 2 AnswersNo European colonial power treated the Native American population the best. None not one. From the time Columbus came into the new world and to the time the E... read more
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Plymouth Colony Blogs and Message Boards
- History of American Woman: Plymouth Colony: Women's Rights
- Plymouth Colony: Facts and History
- Gordon's Notes: Squanto and the Non-Puritan Non-Pilgrim "Fathers"
- Notes From American Literature: Bradford and Winthrop
- Ron Schuler's Parlour Tricks: Success at Plymouth
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Massachusetts Firefighting Academy graduates - Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin: Massachusetts Firefighting Aca http://url4.eu/ooXD
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Obama, Queen Pelosi, and her ilk in congress demonstrate they are incapable of understanding the basic lessons of Plymouth colony.
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Plymouth colony was founded in 1620 as a communist community. Everything was held in common. No insentive to work hard.
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It is Thanksgiving and it is a good time remember the story of Plymouth colony.
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the English - very sick many gone - at Plymouth Colony were surprized - greeted by the Pautuxet and Wampanoag - when they spoke in English!
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