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The Plymouth Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a company chartered by King James in 1606 along with the Virginia Company of London with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 38° and 45° N.
Plymouth Company, commercial trading company chartered by the English crown in 1606 to colonize the eastern coast of North America in present-day New England. Its shareholders were merchants of Plymouth, Bristol, and Exeter. Its twin company was the more successful Virginia Company.
The absence of any serious Indian opposition to the Pilgrims' settlement may have been a pivotal event to their success and to English colonization in America. Popham Colony, also known as Fort St. George, was organized by the Plymouth Company (unrelated to Plymouth Colony) and founded in 1607.
Dec 18, 2009 · Learn about the first permanent English settlement in New England, founded by the Pilgrims in 1620. Discover how they survived, interacted with Native Americans and celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
Oct 26, 2020 · The Plymouth Colony (1620-1691) was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious Separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in 1620, fleeing religious persecution, to establish a settlement where they could worship freely in the New Wo...
(also called Virginia Company of Plymouth), organized 1606 by King James I of England to establish colonies in North America between 38° and 45° N. latitude; settled colony…
Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about the second permanent English settlement in North America, founded by religious dissenters known as the Pilgrims in 1620. Explore the colony's history, government, economy, and society, as well as its relations with the native peoples and the Virginia Company.
