Of Plymouth Plantation
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Of Plymouth Plantation is a 17th-century historical account by William Bradford that chronicles the experiences and development of the Plymouth Colony in New England.
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| instanceOf |
chronicle
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historical account → nonfiction book → primary source document → |
| alternateSpelling |
Of Plimoth Plantation
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| associatedWith |
Mayflower Compact
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Thanksgiving origin narratives → |
| author |
William Bradford
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| authorRole |
Governor of Plymouth Colony
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| countryOfOrigin |
England
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Plymouth Colony → |
| coversEvent |
Pequot War
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early relations with Native Americans → first winter in Plymouth → founding of Plymouth Colony → signing of the Mayflower Compact → voyage of the Mayflower → |
| dateWrittenEnd |
circa 1651
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| dateWrittenStart |
1630
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| describes |
economic struggles of the colony
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reasons for leaving England → relations with Wampanoag people → religious motivations of the Pilgrims → self-governance in Plymouth Colony → voyage hardships → |
| genre |
Puritan literature
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history → |
| historicalEra |
Colonial America
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| language |
English
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| literaryStyle |
plain style
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| locationDescribed |
Cape Cod
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Leiden, Netherlands → Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → |
| manuscriptTitle |
Of Plimoth Plantation
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| originalFormat |
handwritten manuscript
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| religiousPerspective |
Puritan
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Separatist → |
| setting |
early 17th-century New England
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| significance |
important document of early American literature
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key primary source on early New England history → major source on Pilgrim migration → |
| structure |
two books
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| subject |
New England colonization
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Pilgrims → Plymouth Colony → religious separatists → |
| timePeriodCovered |
1608–1647
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| writtenByOccupationOfAuthor |
colonial governor
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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William Bradford
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William Bradford → |
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Of Plymouth Plantation
("Of Plimoth Plantation")
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Myles Standish
("Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford")
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describedBySource |
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First Thanksgiving (1621)
("William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation")
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hasPrimarySource |
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Of Plymouth Plantation
("Of Plimoth Plantation")
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manuscriptTitle |
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Massasoit
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mentionedIn |
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Mourt’s Relation
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relatedWork |