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Colonial America: Plymouth Colony 1620 – A short history of Plymouth Colony hosted at U-S-History.com, includes a map of all of the New England colonies. The Plymouth Colony Archive Project Archived March 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine – A collection of primary sources documents and secondary source analysis related to Plymouth Colony.
Detail of map of Plymouth, Devon circa 1600. I am fairly certain this map is out of copyright. Copies are available from Plymouth Central Library, Devon UK. Note on the map St Andrew's Church to the lower centre left and Charles church to the upper centre. Charles church clearly does not have a roof or spire at this point.
Print/export Download as PDF ... Plymouth Colony — a British colony in existence from 1620 to 1692, ... History of Plymouth Colony (3 C) K. King Philip's War (1 C, ...
A sketch of Plymouth, c. 1600. During the 16th century, Plymouth was the home port for a number of successful maritime traders, among them William Hawkins, who made the first English expeditions to West Africa in the 1530s; and his son Sir John Hawkins, who led England's first foray into the slave trade. [18]
In 1620, they established the Plymouth Colony, in which they erected Congregational churches. [1] The Puritans' later establishment of the Massachusetts Bay colony eventually became more powerful in the area; but the Pilgrims' story nevertheless became a central theme in the history and culture of the United States. [2]
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The General Court of the Colony of New Plymouth was founded in 1620 when the Pilgrims came to New England, and the General Court served as the colony's legislature and judicial court. In 1636 the Court created North America's first written legal code with a set of statutes including a rudimentary bill of rights protecting traditional liberties ...