Mayflower Factsheets
Setting up the Plymouth Colony
The Pilgrims landed on Cape Cod,
Massachusetts. It is here on the East Coast
of America, that they decided to settle and
create a new life. Here, they were able to
practice their religion away from the eyes of
the English church. They named this colony,
‘Plymouth’. The Plymouth colony was one of
the earliest North American settlements to be
founded by the English - it is from here that
the exploration of America began. Although
this was not the first settlement of English
people in America, the Plymouth colony and
the events that occurred here are important
in US folklore.
Learn more
• The Plimoth Plantation is a living history
museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts,
US, it shows the original settlement of
the Plymouth Colony established in the
17th century by the Pilgrims. The website
contains a link to their learning archives;
here you can find a digital reference library
that holds podcasts, films, photos and
articles.
• You can view pictures of ‘Plimoth Plantation’
from Scholastic.com as well as watch
virtual tours and videos of life in the pilgrim
village to gain an understanding of life as a
pilgrim.
Image Source “Plymouth Colony map” by Hoodinski Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons