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The Mayflower Departs from Southampton, England
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The Mayflower Drops Anchor at the Tip of Cape Cod, Signing of the Mayflower Compact
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Pilgrims Aboard the Mayflower Sight Land
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Peregrine White was the first English baby to be born to Pilgrims in New World
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Departure of Expedition Along Cape Cod Resulting in "First Encounter" Between English and Native Americans
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Landing Party Arrives at Site where Plymouth Settlement is Built, Beginning Difficult First Winter in New World
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Improved Relationship with Native Americans by having an rescue party to retrieve John Billington from Nauset.
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( OCT) The "First" Thanksgiving.
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( Nov.) A Second Ship
One year after the Pilgrims first set foot in New England, a second ship sent by the Merchant Adventurers arrived. -
First Formal Contact Between English Colonists and Native Americans
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Pilgrims Negotiate Peace Treaty with Nauset. Massasoit and Squanto were apprehensive about the Pilgrims.
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Myles Standish Leads Small Band to Assassinate Native American Warriors at Wessagusset
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( May) New Colonists
Arrived at Plymouth before having an new Colony Of Wessagusset. A ship named the Sparrow and carrying seven men to seek new adventure. -
( July) Two More Ships
In July 1623, two more ships arrived, carrying 90 new settlers, among them Leideners, including William Bradford's future wife, Alice. -
"Day of Thanksgiving"
The Pilgrims did not hold a true Thanksgiving until 1623, after a switch from communal farming to privatized farming finally resulted in a larger harvest. -
( March )Puritan Leaders Obtain Charter to Establish Colony at Massachusetts Bay
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The Winthrop Fleet Departs from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, for Colonial America
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The Wintrhop Fleet Arrives in Salem, Massachussets
Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet. -
Pequots Attack Fort Saybrook
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The General Court Of The Plymouth Colony Instituted A Legal Code
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The Mystic Massacre
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Pequot War Ends with the Treaty of Hartford
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Native Americans Attack Settlements of Middleborough and Dartmouth
War Spread and involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. -
Native Americans Attack Mendon Settlement in Plymouth Colony
Early violence in King Philip's War took place in Mendon, with the deaths of multiple residents and the destruction of Albee's mill. -
Native Americans Attack Brookfield Settlement in Plymouth Colony
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Native Americans Attack Lancaster in Plymouth Colony
Involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. -
The Battle of Bloody Brook
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Native American Attack Severely Damages Town of Hatfield
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Great Swamp Fight
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Native American Forces Attack Plymouth Plantation
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Native Americans Completely Destroy Providence, RI
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Plymouth Colony Annexed to Massachusetts Bay Colony
This included the colonies of Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. -
Last Official Meeting of the Plymouth General Court
