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.

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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

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Alice Carpenter Southworth residence Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke notableWork Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Founding of Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke arrivedIn Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke founderOf Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke settledIn Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony founding generation
John Billington settledIn Plymouth Colony
John Billington residence Plymouth Colony
John Billington colony Plymouth Colony
John Billington countryOfDeath Plymouth Colony
John Billington migratedTo Plymouth Colony
John Billington associatedWith Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony leadership
Pokanoket region relatedTo Plymouth Colony
Sunoho associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Mourt’s Relation subject Plymouth Colony
Philip (King Philip) opponent Plymouth Colony
Philip (King Philip) regionOfActivity Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony region
Wamsutta diedIn Plymouth Colony
Wamsutta colonyInteractedWith Plymouth Colony
Rose Standish deathPlace Plymouth Colony
Rose Standish associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Barbara Standish residence Plymouth Colony
Barbara Standish arrivalLocation Plymouth Colony
Barbara Standish associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Edward Doty settledIn Plymouth Colony
Edward Doty politicalEntityAtDestination Plymouth Colony
Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury associatedWith Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Myles Standish Burial Ground
Richard Warren sailedTo Plymouth Colony
Richard Warren memberOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony community
Richard Warren associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Mercy Bradford countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Mercy Bradford placeOfResidence Plymouth Colony
Bartholomew Allerton memberOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony community
Bartholomew Allerton arrivalPlace Plymouth Colony
Bartholomew Allerton associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Remember Allerton sailedTo Plymouth Colony
Remember Allerton settledIn Plymouth Colony
Remember Allerton associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Mary Allerton countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Mary Allerton associatedWith Plymouth Colony
First Thanksgiving (1621) hasLocation Plymouth Colony
Oceanus Hopkins associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Oceanus Hopkins settledIn Plymouth Colony
Oceanus Hopkins deathPlace Plymouth Colony
Oceanus Hopkins burialPlace Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts pound usedInTerritory Plymouth Colony
Philip Delano migratedTo Plymouth Colony