27 sept. 1620 - Pilgrims Land in Plymouth
Description:
Founded by Puritans
First winter: only 44 of the original 102 pilgrims survive
But all the survivors stayed in Plymouth: loyalty
First Thanksgiving
Mayflower Compact
Agreement that created a basically democratic government in Plymouth
Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to be English and Protestants, so they traveled to US
First successful European settlement in New England; benefited strongly from peaceful relations with the Wampanoags
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