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  1. Oct 26, 2020 · The popularity of the book (considered an American classic in the present day) encouraged the already high level of interest in the pilgrims of Plymouth, which had been ongoing since before the American War of Independence (1775-1783) and played a part in the establishment of Thanksgiving Day.

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  2. Dec 17, 2020 · The Pilgrims renamed it as Plymouth. They believed that this was the place to launch their new England, a refuge for persecuted Protestants. But Plymouth never became popular.

  3. As historian Rebecca Fraser wrote in her book The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage and the Founding of America: “Plymouth Colony was the first experiment in consensual government in...

  4. The Book of the General Laws of the Inhabitants of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth, Boston a 1685 book by Samuel Green. Plymouth Colony did not have a royal charter authorizing it to form a government, yet some means of governance was needed.

  5. HISTORY. Why the Myths of Plymouth Dominate the American Imagination. A new book shows us a different picture of the English settlers who arrived at the lands of the Wampanoag. Karin Wulf....

  6. Dec 18, 2009 · Plymouth Colony was a British colony in Massachusetts settled by travelers arriving on the Mayflower in the 17th century. It was the first colonial settlement in New England and was the site of...

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  8. The Plymouth colony is significant for a number of reasons. For one thing, it provided America with its first ever example of self-government in the form of the Mayflower Compact. This...

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