The Pilgrims had originally signed a contract with the Virginia Company to settle near the Hudson River, but rough seas and storms prevented the ship from reaching its initial destination. Passengers on these first four ships were called the "Old Comers" of Plymouth Colony, and were given special treatment in later colonial affairs. Wanting to secure their English language and heritage, and seeking more economic opportunity, the group–later known as the Pilgrims–laid plans for a voyage to the New World aboard the Mayflower.ĭid you know? Three more ships traveled to Plymouth soon after the Mayflower, including the Fortune (1621), the Anne and the Little James (both 1623). The Separatists had sought religious freedom before, fleeing England in 16 to settle in the Netherlands, first in Amsterdam and later in the town of Leiden, where they remained for the next decade. Plymouth was the first colonial settlement in New England. Though more than half of the original settlers died during that grueling first winter, the survivors were able to secure peace treaties with neighboring Native American tribes and build a largely self-sufficient economy within five years. In late December, the Mayflower anchored at Plymouth Rock, where the pilgrims formed the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England. Two months later, the three-masted merchant ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts. In September 1620, during the reign of King James I, a group of around 100 English men and women-many of them members of the English Separatist Church later known to history as the Pilgrims-set sail for the New World aboard the Mayflower.
Growth and Decline of the Plymouth Colony.Surviving the First Year in Plymouth Colony.
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