Plymouth Colony
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Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
Observed surface forms (11)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colony in North America
ⓘ
English colony ⓘ historical polity ⓘ |
| capital | Plymouth ⓘ |
| colonialPower | England ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1691 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1620-11-11 ⓘ |
| demographics |
English settlers
ⓘ
Native American allies and neighbors ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ timber trade ⓘ |
| establishedByDocument | Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| firstGovernor | John Carver ⓘ |
| flagUsed |
British Red Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
English Red Ensign (de facto)
|
| foundedAfterArrivalOf | Mayflower ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Separatists
ⓘ
surface form:
English Separatists
Pilgrims ⓘ
surface form:
Mayflower passengers
Pilgrims ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| governmentType |
colonial government
ⓘ
self-governing colony ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early example of self-government in America
ⓘ
one of the first successful English colonies in North America ⓘ site of the traditional First Thanksgiving ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader |
John Carver
ⓘ
William Bradford ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
present-day Massachusetts ⓘ |
| longtimeGovernor | William Bradford ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plymouth, England ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Wampanoag people
ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag
|
| notableEvent |
First Thanksgiving (1621)
ⓘ
King Philip's War (as participant) ⓘ |
| partOf |
New England Colonies
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteen Colonies (historical grouping)
|
| populationOrigin |
England
ⓘ
Leiden ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden, Dutch Republic
|
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ |
| signedTreatyWith |
Wampanoag people
ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag
|
| successor | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (147)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Bradford
this entity surface form:
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony government
subject surface form:
William Phips
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony (as part of Massachusetts Bay)
subject surface form:
Philippe de Lannoy
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony community
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony leadership
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony leadership
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony community
this entity surface form:
Founding of Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form:
Plymouth Colony settlers