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• Plymouth Rock Colony
  • Founded in 1620
  • Located in the southeast part of Massachusetts around Cape Cod.
  • 2^nd permanent site of an English colony in present day USA
  • The London Co funded this expedition, so the mother country is indeed England.
• Plymouth
  • The two ships that sailed over the USA were the Mayflower and Speedwell
  • Around 90 people on the Mayflower and 30 on the Speedwell
  • Variety of people made the journey: indentured servants, puritans, and separatists
  • Mayflower compact was their document for the intent of which was to establish a means of governing the colony
  • 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 Wessagusset massacre.
  • Tisquantum
    • AKA Squanto
    • A native American who helped the settlers out after their first winter in the New World.
    • In 1614, he was captured by Thomas Hunt, a lieutenant of John Smith and sold in Slavery.
    • He then 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