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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Weetamoo opponentOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: English colonists in Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony founding generation
John Howland partOf Plymouth Colony
Plymouth partOf Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Metacom placeOfActivity Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony region
Samoset placeOfActivity Plymouth Colony
Benjamin Church placeOfBirth Plymouth Colony
Thomas Tinker placeOfDeath Plymouth Colony
Mercy Bradford placeOfResidence Plymouth Colony
John Carver politicalAlignment Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony leadership
Edward Doty politicalEntityAtDestination Plymouth Colony
Dominion of New England precededBy Plymouth Colony
Province of Massachusetts Bay precededBy Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony predecessor Plymouth Colony
Philip (King Philip) regionOfActivity Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony region
Sowams relatedConcept Plymouth Colony
Pokanoket region relatedTo Plymouth Colony
Alice Carpenter Southworth residence Plymouth Colony
Barbara Standish residence Plymouth Colony
Degory Priest residence Plymouth Colony
Edward Leister residence Plymouth Colony
Edward Winslow residence Plymouth Colony
John Alden residence Plymouth Colony
John Billington residence Plymouth Colony
John Carver residence Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
John Howland residence Plymouth Colony
Myles Standish residence Plymouth Colony
Samuel Fuller residence Plymouth Colony
Remember Allerton sailedTo Plymouth Colony
Richard Warren sailedTo Plymouth Colony
Delano family settledIn Plymouth Colony
Edward Doty settledIn Plymouth Colony
Edward Tilley settledIn Plymouth Colony
Francis Cooke settledIn Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony
John Billington settledIn Plymouth Colony
Oceanus Hopkins settledIn Plymouth Colony
Remember Allerton settledIn Plymouth Colony
Pilgrims settlementFounded Plymouth Colony
Mayflower Compact signedInColony Plymouth Colony
Massasoit signedTreatyWith Plymouth Colony
Mourt’s Relation subject Plymouth Colony
Of Plymouth Plantation subject Plymouth Colony
John Tilley traveledTo Plymouth Colony
Plymouth wasCapitalOf Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts wasCapitalOf Plymouth Colony