Mayflower landing at Plymouth

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The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era event
historical event
transatlantic migration
associatedWith John Carver
Massasoit
Mayflower Compact
Myles Standish
Plymouth Colony
Wampanoag people
William Bradford
captain Christopher Jones
causeOfChangeOfDestination dangerous shoals and weather near Cape Cod
navigational difficulties
continent North America
countryAtTheTime Plymouth Colony
crewCountApproximate 30
date 1620-12-21
dateApproximate December 1620
followedBy construction of settlement at Plymouth
establishment of Plymouth Colony
first winter of the Pilgrims in New England
hasPart disembarkation of Pilgrims at Plymouth Harbor
initial contact with Wampanoag territory
voyage of the Mayflower
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration and Colonization
early colonial America
location Plymouth Harbor
Plymouth, Massachusetts
coast of present-day Massachusetts
memorializedBy Plymouth Rock
monuments in Plymouth, Massachusetts
motivation establishment of a new English settlement
search for religious freedom
originalDestination mouth of the Hudson River
northern Virginia (as defined by English charter)
passengers English Pilgrims
Separatist Puritans
passengersCountApproximate 102
precededBy anchoring at Provincetown Harbor
signing of the Mayflower Compact
relatedCommemoration Plymouth Rock tradition
Thanksgiving origin narratives
shipUsed Mayflower
significance foundational moment in early English colonization of North America
important event in United States colonial history
symbolic origin of New England settlement
voyageOrigin Plymouth, England
voyageOriginCountry Kingdom of England
year 1620

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Christopher Jones ("1620 voyage of the Mayflower")
Plymouth Rock ("Mayflower landing")
William Brewster ("Mayflower voyage of 1620")
associatedWithEvent
Mayflower Compact ("Compact of the Mayflower")
hasAlternativeName
Massachusetts
historicalEvent
Mayflower landing at Plymouth ("Plymouth Rock")
memorializedBy
Mayflower landing at Plymouth ("English Pilgrims")
passengers
Mayflower landing at Plymouth ("Mayflower")
shipUsed
Mayflower Compact ("Mayflower")
signedAboard

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