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The typical story goes that a "terrible storm" blew the pilgrims off course, but the real story is that the the Pilgrims wanted to land on Plymouth to start a Purtian colony that was only made of pure religious people.

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Q: How did the pilgrims end up in the Plymouth area?
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Where were the pilgrims origanlly headed and how did they end up at Plymouth Rocks?

Up a creek without a paddle


What did the Pilgrims sign to set up the government of Plymouth Colony?

The Mayflower Compact


Where did the pilgrims establish their colony in America?

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In 1621 who was the governor of the pilgrims?

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What was the agreement called drawn up by the pilgrims before stepping ashore at Plymouth Rock?

Mayflower compact.


Who set up the colony of massachuttes?

Plymouth was the site of the colony founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims, passengers of the Mayflower


Settlers in the Plymouth colony are called?

The religious group known as the Pilgrims sought religious freedom from the Church of England.They had sought and secured a charter from King James to have a colony in the New World possessions of Great Britain. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean, but due to storms, mis-navigated their direction. Their ship was the Mayflower, and instead of landing far to the south, they ended up on the coast near what is now the city of Boston, in 1620. They called their settlement Plymouth.


Plan of government drawn up by the pilgrims?

the mayflower compact because the English was not the written plan for the government and was not drawn up by the Plymouth colonists !


How did the pilgrims in up in Plymouth when they were headed for Virginia?

They made a few errors in their navigation. They were navigating by the stars; it's not like they had GPS.


Where did the Mayflower's passengers end up ashore?

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Who founded Plymouth colony?

William Bradford and a few other settlers settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December of 1620.


What Native American used his ability to speak English to set up peace talks between the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony and Chief Massasoit?

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