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According to <em>Quora,</em>
<em>The Plymouth colony is important because the American people have decided that it represents who they (Anglo-White-Americans) are as a nation.
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<em>It wasn’t particularly significant otherwise.
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<em>Was it the first colony?
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<em>Not remotely, there were plenty of other colonies all over the coast of America that came before it.
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<em>Was it the most successful?
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<em>Not really. It was the first truly successful BRITISH colony, but there were lots of other far more successful colonies started in North America that has continued to this day.
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<em>So… why such a big deal?
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<em>Well… I guess it is a number of contributing factors:
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<em>The Plymouth Colony was the first truly self-sufficient British colony. The British established the ‘Thirteen colonies’ who eventually declared their independence from Britain as the ‘United States of America’.
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<em>It’s worth noting though that The United States of America at this point was only a small fraction of what we now know as the USA.
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<em>The 13 Colonies / USA effectively merged with (gained control of) the large French and Spanish territories, subsuming their settlements and people.
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<em>Despite the fact that the modern USA is made up of Spanish, French, British, African, and native colonists/settlers (as well as from every other nation on Earth), the white-British historical viewpoint and narrative are still dominant.</em>
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<em>Hope this helps! <3</em>
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