Plymouth Rock Colony
- 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.
- Mayflower and Speedwell were the two ships
- Around 90 people on the mayflower and 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
- Mayflower compact was their document for the intent of which was to establish a means of governing the colony
- the colony also suffered a terrible first winter as well
- lost over 40 percent f the settlers
- issues were that they were not able to build the houses by winter, so many had to continue to stay on the ships.
- Myles standish
- an english military officer who was hired by the pilgrims as a military advisor
- he was elected to the office of commander by the plymouth colony militia
- Known for his attacks in the nemasket raid and the wessaguesset 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 into slavery
- He was able to convince the english to send him back home and 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
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