From Compact to Colony: Plymouth Gets Its Start

<p>Many people believe the Plymouth Pilgrims found Massachusetts, landed, and immediately started building a colony. &nbsp;In fact, the colony was not started until 6 weeks after land was first spotted. &nbsp;This episode covers those six weeks as the Pilgrims explore these new lands and choose the place to build Plymouth. &nbsp;</p> <p>For the episode on Verrazanno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jpLSEU2X1Q&nbsp;</p> <p>Read “Of Plimouth Plantation”: &nbsp;https://www.amazon.com/Plymouth-Plantation-Modern-English/dp/1720937567/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Of+Plimouth+Plantation&amp;qid=1623594189&amp;sr=8-3&nbsp;</p> <p>Read Mourt’s Relation by Edward Winslow: http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/mourt1.html Winslow&nbsp;</p> <p>Image Courtesy By School of Robert Walker - From the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, MA, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1398857&nbsp;</p> <p>Read the Mayflower Compact: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mayflower.asp</p>