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Nov 17, 2020 · Updated on November 17, 2020. Established in December 1620 in what is now Massachusetts, the Plymouth Colony was the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England and the second in North America, coming just 13 years after the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
Dec 2, 2009 · These original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the Pilgrim Fathers, or simply as the Pilgrims. The Mayflower Voyage. The group that set out from Plymouth, in southwestern England, in...
The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who traveled to America on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts (John Smith had named this territory New Plymouth in 1620, sharing the name of the Pilgrims' final departure port of Plymouth, Devon).
Jun 8, 2018 · United States and Canada. U.S. History. Plymouth Colony. views 3,023,293 updated Jun 08 2018. PLYMOUTH COLONY (or Plantation), the second permanent English settlement in North America, was founded in 1620 by settlers including a group of religious dissenters commonly referred to as the Pilgrims.
Puritans facing religious persecution in England set out for the New World, where they established a colony at Plymouth. Overview. Puritans were English Protestants who were committed to "purifying" the Church of England by eliminating all aspects of Catholicism from religious practices.
Oct 29, 2009 · Updated: July 17, 2023 | Original: October 29, 2009. copy page link. Print Page. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the...
The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. At the time of its famous voyage, the Mayflower was roughly 12 years old and had been in the business of shipping wine. Seen here is the replica Mayflower II. Not all the English Separatists set out for the New World. The first group to leave England actually headed for the Dutch Netherlands in 1608.
