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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Sarah Allerton settledIn Plymouth Colony
Sarah Allerton colony Plymouth Colony
Thomas Cushman activeIn Plymouth Colony
Thomas Cushman countryOfCitizenship Plymouth Colony
Thomas Cushman partOf Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony community