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U.S. History Timeline: Colonial America - 1600–1799
/**/ Timeline: Colonial America - 1600-1799 Read about major events in U.S. History from 1600–1799, including the Mayflower Compact, Boston Massacre, American Revolution, and more. 1607 May…Brewer's: Plymouth Brethren
A sect that protests against all sectarianism, and advocates the unity of the church; some even go so far as to advocate a community of goods. So called from Plymouth, where they sprang…Brewer's: Plymouth Cloak
(A). A good stout cudgel. In the time of the Crusades many men of good family used to land at Plymouth utterly destitute. They went to a neighbouring wood, cut themselves a good stout club…London Company
(Encyclopedia) London Company, corporation composed of stockholders residing in and about London, which, together with the Plymouth Company (see Virginia Company), was granted (1606) a charter by…The Mayflower
The Pilgrims' progress was forwarded by this hearty English vessel Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press. The Mayflower was…Plymouth Sound
(Encyclopedia) Plymouth Sound, deep inlet of the English Channel, Devon and Cornwall, SW England. It is a famous roadstead and forms a bay c.3 mi (5 km) wide. It receives the Tamar River through the…Thanksgiving History
From fall feast to national holiday Related Links Quiz: Turkey Day Presidential Pardon Turkey Facts A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving The first…John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
One of the earliest romances in the American colonies by David Johnson Immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem, The Courtship of Miles Standish, John Alden's marriage to…Colonial Population Estimates
The table below shows the population of Colonial America, from 1610 to 1780. The figures cover the years before the establishment of the U.S. Census in 1790. (in round numbers) Year…Maps of the 13 Colonies
The Question: I am trying to find a map of the original 13 colonies. Can you help? The Answer: Yes we can. We found a number of different maps…Trending
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