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century English Colony located at the fringe of Massachusetts
Bay. Often known as the first settlement of Europeans on
English terrain the formation of this colony (starting from 1620)
has a story of its own. The story starts when a bunch of
English Separatist Church congregants caught up to Plymouth
Rock after months of sailing. With the help of neighbouring
tribes these people were able to successfully establish an
economy of their own.
But more than its economic significance the reason why a
settlement this old continues to interest historians is its strong
religious influence on European, English and American folklore
revolving around John Robinson, the pioneer of English
separatists.
Plymouth colony was determined not to be a monarchy state
which led to the formation of the democratic Mayflower
Compact consisting of 41 original separatists. It became a
foundation to any further governmental decisions and
legislations. Most laws were inspired from the English common
law. A general code of conduct was devised using the Bible.
The governor was considered as the supreme authority.
All the religious beliefs of the people of Plymouth colony were
centred about strong supernatural faith. They objected to any
transmutations in Bible and believed that Bible should be sole
foundation of a man’s philosophy and any attempts to digress
from this philosophy was highly vilified.
There are instances of severe discrimination between men and
women of the colony owing to the fact that Robinson believed
that men and women had different social responsibilities and
women were the weaker sex. Due to this women were not
even granted citizenship and they were seen as subordinates to
the men.
The colony which was initially set to be a promising economy
it gradually declined due to attacks from foreign Native
Americans which resulted in most of the original inhabitants
forming smaller groups. Although the colony disappeared in the
late 16th century the Mayflower Compact continued to
influence the dynamics of future colonies.
