Plymouth Rock Colony
- Founded in 1620
- located in the south east part of Massachusetts around Cape Cod
- 2nd permanent site of an English colony in present day usa
- the London co funded this expedition so the mother country is England
- 2 ships that sailed over were Mayflower and Speedwell
- around 90 people on the Mayflower and 30 on the Speedwell
- varitety made the journey- indentured servants, puritans, and separatists
- area is also considered New England
- Mayflower Compact was their document for intent of which was to establish a means of governing the colony
- suffered terrible first winter
- lost 40% of settlers
- issues
- - not able to build houses by winter so they had to stay on the ships
- Myles Sandish
- - English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as a military advisor
- elected office of commander by colony militia
- known for Nemasket raid and Wesssagusset massacre
- known for courage in fighting natives but also his brutality
- Tisquantum
- - Squanto
- - native who helped settlers out after first winter
- - 1614 captured by Thomas Hunt a lieutenant to John Smith and sold in slavery
- - learned a lot of English and convinced English to send him back
- - Known for helping Pilgrims with their first thanksgiving
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