Plymouth Colony - Wikipedia
WEB1689–1691. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Wampanoag. Dominion of New England. Province of Massachusetts Bay. Plymouth Colony (sometimes Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony.
Plymouth Colony - Location, Pilgrims & Thanksgiving | HISTORY
WEBDec 18, 2009 · Plymouth Colony was a British colony in Massachusetts settled by travelers arriving on the Mayflower in the 17th century. It was the first colonial settlement in New England and was the site of...
Plymouth Colony - World History Encyclopedia
WEBOct 26, 2020 · The Plymouth Colony (1620-1691) was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious Separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in 1620, fleeing religious persecution, to establish a settlement where they could worship freely in the ...
Puritan New England: Plymouth (article) | Khan Academy
WEBPuritans facing religious persecution in England set out for the New World, where they established a colony at Plymouth. Overview. Puritans were English Protestants who were committed to "purifying" the Church of England by eliminating all aspects of Catholicism from religious practices.
History of the Plymouth Colony - ThoughtCo
WEBUpdated on November 17, 2020. Established in December 1620 in what is now Massachusetts, the Plymouth Colony was the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England and the second in North America, coming just 13 years after the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
Plymouth Colony | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 8, 2018 · Plymouth Colony. views 2,518,193 updated May 14 2018. Plymouth Colony First colonial settlement in New England (founded 1620). The settlers were a group of about 100 Puritan Separatist Pilgrims, who sailed on the Mayflower and settled on what is now Cape Cod bay, Massachusetts.
The Pilgrims - America, Definition & Land | HISTORY
WEBDec 2, 2009 · These original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the Pilgrim Fathers, or simply as the Pilgrims. The Mayflower Voyage. The group that set out from Plymouth, in southwestern England, in...
Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who traveled to America on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts (John Smith had named this territory New Plymouth in 1620, sharing the name of the Pilgrims' final departure port of Plymouth, Devon).
The Mayflower - Ship, Compact & Pilgrims | HISTORY
WEBMar 4, 2010 · The Separatists who founded the Plymouth Colony referred to themselves as “Saints,” not “Pilgrims.” The use of the word “Pilgrim” to describe this group did not become common until the colony’s...
Plymouth Colony - New World Encyclopedia
WEBPlymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691. Founded by a group of separatists who later came to be known as the Pilgrim Fathers, Plymouth Colony was one of the earliest colonies to be founded by the English in North America.
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