plymouth colony was the colony settled by the pilgrims in the americas.
plymouth colony was the colony settled by the pilgrims in the americas.
the colony settled by the pilgrims in the americas was?
plymouth colony
the settlers of plymouth colony fit broadly into three categories: "pilgrims", "strangers", and "particulars". the pilgrims were a puritan group who closely followed the teachings of john calvin, like the later founders of massachusetts bay colony to the north. (the difference was that the massachusetts bay puritans hoped to reform the anglican church from within, whereas the pilgrims saw it as a morally defunct organization and removed themselves from it.) the name "pilgrims" was actually not used by the settlers themselves. william bradford used the term word to describe the group, but he was using it generically to define them as travelers on a religious mission. the pilgrims referred to themselves as the "saints", "first comers", "ancient brethren", or "ancient men". they used such terms to indicate their place as god's elect, as they subscribed to the calvinist belief in predestination. "the first comers" was a term more loosely used in their day to refer to any of the mayflower passengers. there were also a number of indentured servants among the colonists. indentured servants were mostly poor children whose families were receiving church relief and "homeless waifs from the streets of london sent as laborers".
plymouth colony
bullet::::- ferryland, newfoundland, granted to george calvert, 1st baron baltimore in 1620, first settlers in august 1621









































bullet::::- province of maine, granted 1622, sold to massachusetts bay colony in 1677









































bullet::::- south falkland, newfoundland, founded 1623 by henry cary, 1st viscount falkland









































bullet::::- province of new hampshire, later new hampshire settled in 1623, see also new hampshire grants









































bullet::::- cape ann was an unsuccessful fishing colony settled in 1624 by the dorchester company.









































bullet::::- salem colony, settled in 1628, merged with the massachusetts bay colony the next year









































bullet::::- massachusetts bay colony, later part of massachusetts, founded in 1629
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