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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Philip Delano associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Philip Delano citizenship Plymouth Colony
Philip Delano residence Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Richard More settledIn Plymouth Colony
Richard More associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Council for New England associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Katherine Carver memberOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony community
Katherine Carver residence Plymouth Colony
Katherine Carver associatedWith Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony leadership
Hannah Howland residence Plymouth Colony
Hannah Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Hannah Howland partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony society
New England churches centralTo Plymouth Colony
Roger Conant residence Plymouth Colony
Jabez Howland placeOfBirth Plymouth Colony
Pilgrim Separatists emigratedTo Plymouth Colony
Pilgrim Separatists founded Plymouth Colony
Elder Brewster placeOfActivity Plymouth Colony
Elder Brewster associatedWith Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony leadership
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony locatedIn Plymouth Colony
Anawan countryFoughtAgainst Plymouth Colony
Joseph Bradford countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Joseph Bradford residence Plymouth Colony
Swansea, Plymouth Colony locatedIn Plymouth Colony
Deborah Hopkins residence Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Barker associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Good News from New England mainSubject Plymouth Colony
Plymouth General Court country Plymouth Colony
Plymouth General Court location Plymouth Colony
Giles Hopkins settledIn Plymouth Colony
Giles Hopkins associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Giles Hopkins migratedTo Plymouth Colony
Giles Hopkins category Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony settlers
Philip placeOfActivity Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Metacomet
Statue of Massasoit associatedWithPlace Plymouth Colony
Pilgrim Society focusesOn Plymouth Colony
Leyden Street, Plymouth associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Scrooby congregation influenced Plymouth Colony
Scrooby congregation providedLeadersFor Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony civil government
Edward Fuller settledIn Plymouth Colony
Edward Fuller partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony community
Edward Fuller associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Dorothy May associatedWith Plymouth Colony