SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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Plymouth Rock
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Jamestown
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New England
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plymouth Rock consists of Dedham granite some 600 million years old that was deposited by glacial activity on the beach at Plymouth about 20, 000 years ago. The Pilgrims-who made their first North American landfall on Cape Cod, not at Plymouth-did not mention any rocks in the earliest accounts of Plymouth colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor on December 16, 1620 and the colonists began building their town. While houses were being built, the group continued to live on the ship.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jamestown Colony While passing the courthouse, the rock fell from a cart and broke in two on the ground. The small iron fence encircling Plymouth Rock did little to discourage the stream of souvenir seekers from wielding their hammers and chisels to get a piece of the rock.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims came ashore at Plymouth. After 66 days at sea and several weeks docked in Provincetown Harbor while the passengers explored Cape Cod, Mayflower finally docked in Plymouth on December 18th.