Squanto taught them how to plant corn, which became an important crop, as well as where to fish and hunt beaver. read more
Second, the colony established a new location from which mankind launched the most amazing and life changing political government ever. Third, the Plymouth colony established a foothold in a new land rich in natural resources and untouched wilderness save for the Native American population. read more
Though Plymouth would never develop as robust an economy as later settlements–such as Massachusetts Bay Colony–agriculture, fishing and trading made the colony self-sufficient within five years after it was founded. read more