Plymouth rock colony- founded in 1620, located around cape cod, mother country was england, the london co. funded this expedition, the mayflower and the speedwell there were 90 on the mayflower and 30

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Plymouth rock colony- founded in 1620, located around cape cod, mother country was england, the london co. funded this expedition, the mayflower and the speedwell there were 90 on the mayflower and 30 on the speed wall, many different religions came over, this area is part of new england, the first winter over 40% of the settlers died, some of the issues faced were they couldnt build homes in the winter so they slept on the ships, one of the key players was myles standish and he was a english military officer, he was very brutal and he was the leader of the colonys milita group, he went after many of the indian tribes and won, another key player was squanto he helped them settle the new world, he was sold into slaverly, and he convinced england to send him back by then he knew how to speak english, he also helped the pilgrims do thanks giving