Plymouth Colony Research Paper
Plymouth
Have you ever been worried that you would die before confessing all of your sins? In the Plymouth Colony, people did that. The Plymouth Colony was the most healthy and safe European Colony in North America. It was an English colony founded on the coast of Massachusetts. It was active from 1620 to 1691. The first residence of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location earlier observed and named by John Smith. The settlement, which was the capital of the colony, is now a town in Massachusetts. The Plymouth colony was the friendliest to the Native Americans. In this essay, you will learn all about the Plymouth colony.
Pilgrims
At first, the colonists did not like the religion in England. At the time, it was illegal for them …show more content…
At that time, Virginia was from Jamestown to the mouth of the Hudson River, so they traveled to present-day New York. There they hoped to live under the English government, but be able to have a free religion. Founded by a group of Separatists at first known as the Brownist Emigration and Anglicans, who later on became known as the Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony was one of the most successful colonies. Sadly, they did not have the money to start their own village. The pilgrims were desperate. They entered an agreement with financial investors. The company of investors would allow the colonists to sail to North America and give them much-needed supplies. To pay back, the colonists would have to work for the company and send resources back to England. All assets, including the land and the Pilgrims’ houses, would belong to the company until the end of seven years. After that, all of the assets would be divided among each of the investors and colonists. The colonists and investors had many quarrels amongst each other, but eventually the Pilgrims were able to leave Europe to go to …show more content…
The English colonists and to-be settlers from Plymouth left England because of religious faiths and wanted to convert infidels to Christianity. The colonists brought the English resources, such as food. All of the English colonies had the same architecture types as their own country because they wanted to show what their homeland looks like. The culture practiced in Plymouth was only Puritan. They did not tolerate any other religions. They also thought that God would judge their colony. Because of this, they always followed the Bible laws and attended church every Sunday. If someone fell asleep or misbehaved, they would get punished in front of everyone by being hung in stocks (a way of punishing someone, consisting of an adjustable wooden wall with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked in and shown to the
Have you ever been worried that you would die before confessing all of your sins? In the Plymouth Colony, people did that. The Plymouth Colony was the most healthy and safe European Colony in North America. It was an English colony founded on the coast of Massachusetts. It was active from 1620 to 1691. The first residence of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location earlier observed and named by John Smith. The settlement, which was the capital of the colony, is now a town in Massachusetts. The Plymouth colony was the friendliest to the Native Americans. In this essay, you will learn all about the Plymouth colony.
Pilgrims
At first, the colonists did not like the religion in England. At the time, it was illegal for them …show more content…
At that time, Virginia was from Jamestown to the mouth of the Hudson River, so they traveled to present-day New York. There they hoped to live under the English government, but be able to have a free religion. Founded by a group of Separatists at first known as the Brownist Emigration and Anglicans, who later on became known as the Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony was one of the most successful colonies. Sadly, they did not have the money to start their own village. The pilgrims were desperate. They entered an agreement with financial investors. The company of investors would allow the colonists to sail to North America and give them much-needed supplies. To pay back, the colonists would have to work for the company and send resources back to England. All assets, including the land and the Pilgrims’ houses, would belong to the company until the end of seven years. After that, all of the assets would be divided among each of the investors and colonists. The colonists and investors had many quarrels amongst each other, but eventually the Pilgrims were able to leave Europe to go to …show more content…
The English colonists and to-be settlers from Plymouth left England because of religious faiths and wanted to convert infidels to Christianity. The colonists brought the English resources, such as food. All of the English colonies had the same architecture types as their own country because they wanted to show what their homeland looks like. The culture practiced in Plymouth was only Puritan. They did not tolerate any other religions. They also thought that God would judge their colony. Because of this, they always followed the Bible laws and attended church every Sunday. If someone fell asleep or misbehaved, they would get punished in front of everyone by being hung in stocks (a way of punishing someone, consisting of an adjustable wooden wall with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked in and shown to the