The English Pilgrims were Puritans fleeing religious persecution in England who established the Plymouth Colony in 1620, the first English colony in New England and the second in America (The first European settlement in New England was a French colony established by Samuel de Champlain on Saint Croix Island, Maine in .
The American Mosaic Project is designed to contribute to our understanding of what brings Americans together, what divides us, and the implications of our diversity for our political and civic life.
