Plymouth
- When/Where
- Founded in 1620
- Located in the Southeast part of Massachusetts around Cape Cod
- 2nd permanent site of an English colony in present day USA
- Mother Country
- The London Co funded the expedition
- England
- How they came
- Two ships that sailed to USA were Mayflower and Speedwell
- Around 90 people on the Mayflower and 30 on Speedwell
- Variety of people made the journey; indentured servants, Puritans, Separatists
- This area is now considered to be New England
- Mayflower Compact
- Document stating ground rules when it was established for means of governing the colony
- Issues
- The settlement also suffered terrible first winter as well
- Lost over 40 percent of the settlers
- Issues were hat they weren’t able to build enough homes, many had to continue to stay on the ships
- Key Players
- Myles Standish
- English military officer who was hired by the Pilgrims as a military advisor
- 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
- 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
- Then was able to convince the English to send him back hoe and they allowed this and he was able to learn a lot of English during this time
- Known for helping pilgrims with first Thanksgiving
- Myles Standish
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