This is a picture of the Pilgrims in Plymouth colony
-in December 1620 a group of English settlers founded Plymouth colony in Massachusetts
-The people who settled here were called Pilgrims. This was because they came to the New World.
-Plymouth colony was the second permanent colony that was settled by the English
-Approximately one third of the original settlers who settled in Plymouth came to look for religious freedom and were Puritans
-Pilgrims were English Separatist Puritans
-Despite the fact that their colony did not have a royal charter, it kept it's separate status until 1691
-The Pilgrims could settle in America because of the right from the London Company
-They came to America on the Mayflower
Above is a picture of the ship the Mayflower which the Pilgrims traveled in to reach America
-the Mayflower was supposed to bring the Pilgrims to Virginia Colony, but it failed to reach there because of storms
- Instead, the ship traveled north and the Pilgrims were not in the region that was governed by British rule
-Before landing, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower contract, which helped form the idea of the people having a voice in how they were ruled
