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One of the most interesting incidents connected with the early history of the Plymouth Colony was the romantic marriage of Priscilla and John
The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Henry Mann
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'' 'Plymouth Colony' '', founded in 1620 in what is now [[Massachusetts]], was an early English colony in New England.
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'' 'Plymouth Colony' '', founded in 1620 in what is now [[Massachusetts]], was an early English colony in New England.
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Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony recalled that once private land ownership was made available to his settlers, “The women now went willingly into the field and took their little ones with them to set corn; which before would allege weakness and inability; whom to have compelled would have been thought great tyranny and oppression.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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"But yes, I am descended from settlers of the Plymouth Colony."
Gregory Beyer: November Sting: A Thanksgiving Satire Gregory Beyer 2011
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Examined too casually, the stories of Plymouth Colony and Hanukkah seem to show heroes fighting for universal religious freedom.
The Meaning of Hanukkah Jon D. Levenson 2011
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But as Governor William Bradford wrote in his history of the Plymouth Colony, the settlers initially shared in common the land and the work of cultivation, and as a result the first two harvests were meager.
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Here beginneth the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton , keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford , sometime governor thereof:
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Bennet's biography even says, "His grandmother, Phoebe Bennet nee Benedict, is a direct-line descendant of Edward Fuller, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean from England to Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620."
Christopher Scott: Michael Bennet -- I'll Have to Win This on My Own 2010
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The Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony were expected by their sponsor, Merchant Adventurers, to "earn their keep and generate dividends for the company in one way or another," Mr. Dolin writes.
The Riches Came Pelting Down Michael Taube 2010
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