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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Jacob Cooke countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Jacob Cooke residence Plymouth Colony
Hannah Allerton residence Plymouth Colony
Hannah Allerton associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Hannah Allerton partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: early English settlement of New England
Mary Chilton residence Plymouth Colony
Francis Billington arrivalLocation Plymouth Colony
Francis Billington residence Plymouth Colony
Francis Billington associatedWith Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony leadership
Francis Billington citizenship Plymouth Colony
Alexander placeOfActivity Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony region
Alexander interactedWith Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony government
Plymouth Oration associatedWith Plymouth Colony
John Cooke colony Plymouth Colony
John Cooke citizenship Plymouth Colony
Jane Cooke residence Plymouth Colony
Jane Cooke placeOfActivity Plymouth Colony
Eleanor Billington residence Plymouth Colony
Doty settledIn Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Edward Doty
Anna Warren associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Anna Warren countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Anna Warren residence Plymouth Colony
Nathaniel Warren countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Nathaniel Warren birthPlace Plymouth Colony
Abigail Warren countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Abigail Warren residence Plymouth Colony
Abigail Warren placeOfMarriage Plymouth Colony
Hester Cooke countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Hester Cooke placeOfResidence Plymouth Colony
Hester Cooke notableWork Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Francis Cooke
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony settlement
Howland family originatedFrom Plymouth Colony
Mary Cooke countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Mary Cooke settlerOf Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Francis Cooke
Rachel Allerton associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Rachel Allerton residence Plymouth Colony
Rachel Allerton timePeriod Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony era
Rachel Allerton hasHistoricalContext Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony settlement
Grace Allerton associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Sarah Warren isAssociatedWith Plymouth Colony
Allerton family associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Allerton family migratedTo Plymouth Colony
Allerton family settledIn Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony
Pilgrim Mother Fountain associatedWith Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Walker placeOfDeath Plymouth Colony
Elizabeth Walker associatedWith Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony founders
Mary settledIn Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: Mary Allerton