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Plymouth Rock Colony
- Founded in 1620
- Located in Southeast part of Massachutessets 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 indeed England
Plymouth
- The two ships were the Mayflower and the Speedwell.
- 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 winter as well
- Lost 40 percent of the settlers
- Issues were that they were not able to build the houses by winter
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
- Known for his brutal attacks in the Nemasket and Wessagusset Massacre
- Known for his courage when fighting
Tisquantum
- AKA Squanto
- Native American who helped 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 then was able to convince the English to send him back home
- He learned English during this time
- Known for helping in the first Thanksgiving
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