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1677 map of New England by William Hubbard showing the location of Plymouth Colony. The map is oriented with west at the top. Without a clear land patent for the area, the settlers settled without a charter to form a government and, as a result, it was often unclear in the early years what land was under the colony's jurisdiction.
Two early areas of settlement were Plymouth (c 1620) and Nantasket (c 1621). The Plymouth Colony began with the Mayflower's landing and is a well-known story. The Nantasket settlement followed soon after that of Plymouth. Roger Conant was at these two settlements before going north to Cape Ann.
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It is a remarkable fact that so far as the influence of the two colonies has been felt in the affairs of our country, that of the Jamestown colony hs been bad, and that of the Plymouth colony good. The grand and noble thoughts recorded, the wonderful inventions, our free schools, the many blessings we enjoy to-day and all that tends to elevate ...
The location of the Plymouth Colony settlement is demarcated as "Pl". "Q" and "R" refer to Quebec and Port Royal, which were contemporaneous French settlements. The Council for New England was a 17th-century English joint stock company to which James I of England awarded a royal charter , with the purpose of expanding his realm over parts of ...
He received one share in the colony land division of 1623 and was a crew member of the Plymouth-based Little James in 1624. Bradford wrote that he became a seaman and may have died in England or at sea, although per Johnson he may have been on the Little James when she returned to England in late 1624 as part of the Admiralty investigation into ...
Plymouth Colony — a British colony in existence from 1620 to 1692, located in present-day southeastern Massachusetts The main article for this category is Plymouth Colony . Subcategories
The charters defined the relationship of the colony to the mother country as free from involvement from the Crown. For the trading companies, charters vested the powers of government in the company in England. The officers would determine the administration, laws, & ordinances for the colony but only as conforming to the laws of England.