Settlements and Colonies in Present Day America
Plymouth Rock Colony:
- Founded in 1620
- Located in Southeast part of Massachusetts around Cape Cod
- 2nd permanent site of an English colony in present day USA
- The London Co funded this expedition, so mother country is England
- The 2 ships that sailed over to 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
- 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/settlement also suffered a terrible first winter as well
- Lost over 40% of 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 Wessagusset 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 their 1st 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 1st Thanksgiving
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