Plymouth and Massachusetts P3

Last week I spoke about how the King of England gave the Pilgrim settlers some of what he deemed as "his" land in the New World, just as he had the Virginia settlers. But, because the Pilgrims more fully understood the Bible's teachings on private property, they went directly to neighboring Indian tribes to purchase land from them at mutually agreed-upon prices.

Furthermore, when those in Plymouth faced a shortage of food like that at Jamestown, they did not have to be whipped into working. They quickly recognized the shortcomings of socialism and voluntarily abandoned it, instituting elements of what became the free-market economic system. In fact, the first free-market business in America was a pilgrim-run 1627 trading post at Aptucxet. Massachusetts became known for what was historically called, "Puritan hard-work ethic" and was the most productive of all American Colonies. Additionally, in Massachusetts, education was required for all, no matter how poor or common they might be.

Content sourced from “The American Story the beginnings. By David Barton & Tim Barton”