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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Cole’s Hill associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Tilley arrivalPlace Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Tilley partOf Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Tilley residence Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Tilley deathPlace Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Tilley spouseMarriagePlace Plymouth Colony
Joseph Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Joseph Howland residence Plymouth Colony
Joseph Howland placeOfBirth Plymouth Colony
Priscilla Mullins arrivedIn Plymouth Colony
Priscilla Mullins associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Priscilla Mullins partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony founding community
Susanna White placeOfResidence Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Fisher connectedTo Plymouth Colony
Samuel Gorton residence Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony records mainSubject Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony records publisher Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony government
Desire Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Desire Howland birthPlace Plymouth Colony
Constance Hopkins residence Plymouth Colony
Constance Hopkins immigratedTo Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Howland placeOfOrigin Plymouth Colony
Lydia Howland residence Plymouth Colony
Lydia Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Ruth Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Ruth Howland placeOfBirth Plymouth Colony
Ruth Howland placeOfDeath Plymouth Colony
Hope Howland countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Hope Howland residence Plymouth Colony
Peregrine White residence Plymouth Colony
Peregrine White partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony community
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony locatedIn Plymouth Colony
Thomas Prence deathPlace Plymouth Colony
Thomas Prence residence Plymouth Colony
Thomas Prence politicalEntityGoverned Plymouth Colony
Thomas Prence regionOfActivity Plymouth Colony
Thomas Prence partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony leadership
Thomas Prence governedTerritory Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony in New England
Thomas Hinckley countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Thomas Hinckley residence Plymouth Colony
Thomas Hinckley governorOf Plymouth Colony
Penelope Pelham residence Plymouth Colony
Winslow wasLeaderOf Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Edward Winslow
Winslow associatedWithRegion Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Edward Winslow
Winslow associatedWithRegion Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: John Winslow
Connecticut Land Company soldLandTo Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: New England settlers