jan 1, 1620 - Plymouth Rock 1620

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First colony founded by Pilgrims
- "America's hometown"
- Puritans: ENglish curch reform movement sice 1560s
- Goals- Purification, Calvinism
- 1621: First celebration of Thanksgiving
- They landed on Cape Cod, MA on the ship "Mayflower"

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