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.
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| 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
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| causeOfChangeOfDestination |
dangerous shoals and weather near Cape Cod
→
navigational difficulties → |
| continent |
North America
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| countryAtTheTime |
Plymouth Colony
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| crewCountApproximate |
30
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| date |
1620-12-21
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| dateApproximate |
December 1620
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| 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
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|
| precededBy |
anchoring at Provincetown Harbor
→
signing of the Mayflower Compact → |
| relatedCommemoration |
Plymouth Rock tradition
→
Thanksgiving origin narratives → |
| shipUsed |
Mayflower
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|
| significance |
foundational moment in early English colonization of North America
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important event in United States colonial history → symbolic origin of New England settlement → |
| voyageOrigin |
Plymouth, England
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| voyageOriginCountry |
Kingdom of England
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|
| year |
1620
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|
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 |
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Mayflower Compact
("Compact of the Mayflower")
→
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hasAlternativeName |
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Massachusetts
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historicalEvent |
|
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
("Plymouth Rock")
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memorializedBy |
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Mayflower landing at Plymouth
("English Pilgrims")
→
|
passengers |
|
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
("Mayflower")
→
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shipUsed |
|
Mayflower Compact
("Mayflower")
→
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signedAboard |