Plymouth "always remained small. After the founding of the [Massachusetts] Bay Colony, its population declined. When in the 1660s it could count three thousand souls within its boundaries, it was still only one-fourth or one-third the size of the Bay Colony." Powers does not give any source for his population estimate of <span>3000.</span>
the legislative branch (congress, Senate and the house of representatives) make laws, the judicial evaluates the laws while the executive carry out those laws
