<span>Plymouth Plantation was the first permanent settlement in New England, but beyond that distinction, its place in American history is somewhat exaggerated. Before long, the Pilgrims were eclipsed by the far larger and more important immigration of Non‐Separatist Puritans, who started the Massachusetts Bay colony.</span>
The Ottoman Empire contributed indirectly to the start of World War I by Balkan calls for independence, which contributed to instability in the region.
