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1689–1691. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Wampanoag. Dominion of New England. Province of Massachusetts Bay. Plymouth Colony (sometimes Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony.
- Autonomous self-governing colony
- English
- Disestablished
- Puritanism
- Journey to the 'New World' The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor. Among the group traveling on the Mayflower in 1620 were close to 40 members of a radical Puritan faction known as the English Separatist Church.
- Surviving the First Year in Plymouth Colony. For the next few months, many of the settlers stayed on the Mayflower while ferrying back and forth to shore to build their new settlement.
- The First Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving. In the Fall of 1621, the Pilgrims famously shared a harvest feast with the Pokanokets; the meal is now considered the basis for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- The Mayflower Compact. The signing of the Mayflower Compact. All the adult males aboard the Mayflower had signed the so-called Mayflower Compact, a document that would become the foundation of Plymouth’s government.
Oct 26, 2020 · The Plymouth Colony (1620-1691) was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious Separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in 1620, fleeing religious persecution, to establish a settlement where they could worship freely in the ...
- Joshua J. Mark
- What is the Plymouth Colony?The Plymouth Colony is the first successful English settlement established in New England in 1620. It survived only through the help of Native Amer...
- How long did the Plymouth Colony last?The Plymouth Colony lasted from 1620-1691 after which it was absorbed by the larger Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- What is the Plymouth Colony famous for?The Plymouth Colony is famous for many things but, mainly, the so-called First Thanksgiving in the New World.
- Did the Plymouth Colony honor their treaty with the Native Americans?The Plymouth Colony honored their treaty with the Native Americans of the Wampanoag Confederacy until after the deaths of the initial leaders of bo...
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.
- Robert Longley
Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about the second permanent English settlement in North America, founded by religious dissenters known as the Pilgrims in 1620. Explore the colony's history, government, economy, and society, as well as its relations with the native peoples and the Virginia Company.
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Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691. Founded by a group of separatists who later came to be known as the Pilgrim Fathers, Plymouth Colony was one of the earliest colonies to be founded by the English in North America.
