Plymouth Colony

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Plymouth Colony
2. University of Virginia: The Plymouth Colony Archive Project
3. Pilgrim Hall Museum: Americas Museum of Pilgrim Possessions
4. National Constitution Center: The Mayflower Compact
5. Plimoth Plantation: Wampanoag Homesite
6. Sail1620.org: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7. PBS: Colonial House Interactive History

Plymouth Colony History and Information

• Rootsweb: The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony: 1620
• Pilgrim Hall Museum: Plymouth Rock
• University of Virginia Library: Population of Plymouth Town, Colony & County, 1620-1690
• Plimoth Plantation: Detailed Timeline

Plymouth Colony Origin

• New England Made: Who are the Puritans, Separatists, and the Pilgrims?
• Wikipedia: Pilgrims
• Sail1620.org: Pilgrims and Puritans in 17th Century New England
• Sage History: Massachusetts Bay: A Puritan Commonwealth

Culture and Lifestyle

• Plymouth Archaeological Rediscovery Project: Livestock I Firearms 
• Plimoth Plantation: Plymouth Colony Clothing
• MayflowerHistory.com: The Family I Crime and Punishment 
• University of Virginia: Plymouth Colony Legal Structure
• The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society: Amusements in Colonial New England

Religion

• MayflowerHistory.com: Religious Beliefs of the Pilgrims
• Through the Looking Glass: Morality and Sex
• American Studies at the University of Virginia: Pilgrims and Puritans Background

Plymouth Colony Timeline

• 1620: November the The Mayflower sets out anchor in Provincetown Harbor. Passengers settle in New England.
• 1620: December, Explorers encounter Wampanoag on Cape Cod. No one hurt in first encounter and the colonists chose an abandoned Wampanoag villiage called Patuxet for new home.
• 1620: March, Squanto comes to New Plymouth. Peace treaty formed. Squanto stays with colonists.
• 1621: October, Three day harvest in Plymouth with Massasoit and ninety Wampanoag men.
• 1621: November, The ship Fortune arrives bringing 35 new colonists and in 1623 ships Anne and Little James bring 60 more colonists.
• 1630: The Plymouth colony expands and more towns are founded.
• 1633: Disease struck the natives and killed many along with 20 colonists.
• 1637: Pequot War between the Pequot, Massachusetts Bay and The Plymouth Colony.
• 1638: The Treaty of Hartford was negotiated.
• 1642: Beginning of the English Civil War.
• 1649: Land purchased from Massasoit and named Bridgewater.
• 1650: Problems increase between colonists and natives.
• 1656: Religious Society of Friends also known as Quakers arrive in New England.
• 1658: Penalties established against Quakers
• 1662: Sachem Alexander is ordered to appear before the Plymouth Court for plotting war against English.
• 1671: Controversy between Metacome, also known as King Philip and the Plymouth Government.
• 1675: King Philip's War begins.
• 1686: Sir Edmund Andros arrives and becomes Govenor in Chief of the Dominion of New England with Boston as his capitol.
• 1691: England combines Plymouth and Maine Colonies with Massachusetts Bay.
• 1692: Last meeting of Plymouth General Court

Plymouth Colony Major Events

The Mayflower Compact

• The National Center for Public Policy Research: The Mayflower Compact
• Wikipedia: Mayflower Compact
• USINFO: Mayflower Compact (1620)

The First Encounter

• MayflowerHistory.com: The First Encounter
• Rootsweb: First Encounter Beach
• NPR: Debunking Pilgrim Myths: Before Plymouth 

Treaty With Massasoit

• Pilgrim Hall Museum: The Treaty With Massasoit
• Rootsweb: The Wampanoag/Pilgrim Treaty
• MayflowerHistory.com: Treaty with Massasoit (1621)

The First Thanksgiving

• Pilgrim Hall Museum: First Thanksgiving
• Wikipedia: Thanksgiving
• History.com: The First Thanksgiving 

The Pequot War

• Wikipedia: Pequot War
• The Descendants of Henry Doude: The Pequot War
• The Society of Colonial Wars: 1637 - The Pequot War

English Civil War

• BBC: Civil War 1625-1649
• Wikipedia: Civil War
• Boise State University: English Civil War

King Philip's War

• Pilgrim Hall Museum: King Philip's War
• Wikipedia: King Philip's War
• The Colonial Gazette: King Philip's War

Plymouth Colony Historical Figures

John Carver

• Pilgrim Hall Museum: John Carver
• Wikipedia: John Carver
• MayflowerHistory.com: John Carver

Squanto

• Mahalo's Guide to Squanto
• NativeAmericans.com: Squanto
• MayflowerHistory.com: Biography of Tisquantum ("Squanto")
• Wikipedia: Squanto

John Alden

• Wikipedia: John Alden
• Pilgrim Hall Museum: John Alden
• MayflowerHistory.com: John Alden

William Bradford

• Wikipedia: William Bradford
• Pilgrim Hall Museum: William Bradford
• Fordham University: William Bradford: History of Plymouth Plantation 

Elder William Brewster

• Wikipedia: Elder William Brewster
• MayflowerHistory.com: William Brewster
• Pilgrim Hall Museum: William Brewster

Edward Winslow

• Wikipedia: Edward Winslow
• The Colonial Gazette: Edward Winslow
• Pilgrim Hall Museum: Edward Winslow

Myles Standish

• Mahalo's Guide to Myles Standish
• Wikipedia: Myles Standish
• MayflowerHistory.com: Myles Standish
• Myles Standish Society: The Will of Myles Standish

Massasoit

• Mahalo's Guide to Massasoit
• Wikipedia: Massasoit
• Rootweb: The Massasoit Ousa Mequin
• Native American Rhymes: Massasoit

Plymouth Colony Pictures and Videos

• Pilgrim Hall Museum: Collections: History Paintings
• Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving: Slideshow
• University of Virginia: Images from The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims 
• Google Image Search: Plymouth Colony

Plymouth Colony Maps and Media

• Sail1620.org: Maps Overview
• Smithsonian.com: Pilgrims' Progress (2006) 
• Ludwig von Mises Institute: What Really Happened at Plymouth (2006) 

Plymouth Colony Books and Research

• Amazon.com: Plymouth Colony Books | The Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower DVD
• Barnes & Noble: Plymouth Colony Books 
• Scholastic: Research Starter
• MayflowerHistory.com: Full Text Primary Sources: Books written by the Pilgrims

Plymouth Colony Blogs and Message Boards

• History of American Woman: Plymouth Colony: Women's Rights
• Plymouth Colony: Facts and History
• Gordon's Notes: Squanto and the Non-Puritan Non-Pilgrim "Fathers"
• Notes From American Liturature: Bradford and Winthrop
• Ron Schuler's Parlour Tricks: Success at Plymouth

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