Plymouth Rock Colony
- Date settled/conquered
- Founded in 1620.
- Located in the Southeast part of Massachusetts around Cape Cod.
- 2nd permanent site of an English colony in present day U.S.A.
- The London Co. funded this expedition, so the mother country is indeed England.
- Settlers
- The two ships that sailed over to USA were the Mayflower and Speedwell.
- Around 90 people on the Mayflower, 30 on the Speedwell.
- Variety of people made the journey indentured servants, Puritans, and Separatists.
- This area in the land is also considered to be New England.
- Successes/Issues
- Mayflower Compact was their document for the intent of which was to establish a means of governing the colony.
- The colony/settlement also suffered a terrible first winter as well.
- Lost over 40% of the settlers.
- Issues were that they were not able to build the houses by winter, so many had to stay on the ships.
- Key Players
- Myles Standish
- An English military officer who was hired by the Pilgrims as a military adviser.
- He was elected to the office of commander by the Plymouth Colony militia.
- Known for his attacks in the Nemasket raid and the Wessagusset massacre.
- Known for his courage when fighting against the Native Americans, but also his brutality.
- Tisquantum
- AKA Squanto
- A Native American who helped the settlers out after there first winter in the New World.
- In 1614, he was captured by Thomas Hunt, a lieutenant of John Smith and sold in slavery.
- He was then able to convince the English to send him back home, they allowed this and he was able to learn a lot of English during this time.
- Known for helping the Pilgrims in their first Thanksgiving.
- Myles Standish
Research
- Individually
- 1 paragraph over First Thanksgiving
- 1 paragraph over Pequot War
- 1 paragraph over King Phillip's War.
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