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Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War.
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Plymouth Colony
English colonial venture in America (1620–1691)
Plymouth Colony was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony. It was settled by the passengers on the Mayflower at a location that had previously been surveyed and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Josiah Winslow
13th Governor of Plymouth Colony (1673-80)
Josiah Winslow was the 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward. He was born one year after the Charter which founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bringing over 20,000…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Narragansett people
Native American tribe from Rhode Island, US
The Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized Narragansett Indian Tribe. They gained federal recognition in 1983.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
King Philip's War
1675–78 war in New England
King Philip's War was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands against the English New England Colonies and their indigenous allies. The war is named for Metacom, the Pokanoket chief and sachem of the Wampanoag who had…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
November 2
Day of the year
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