0Pilgrims(Plymouth Colony)

Pilgrims , is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts,United States. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in the East Midlands of England for the relative calm and tolerance of Holland in the Netherlands. Concerned with losing their cultural identity, the group later arranged with English investors to establish a new colony in North America. The colony, established in 1620, became the oldest continuously inhabited British settlement and the second successful English settlement (after the founding of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607) in what was to become theUnited States of America. The Pilgrims story of seeking religious freedom has become a central theme of the history and culture of the United States. The Mayflower was the ship that transported the Pilgrims, from England, to Plymouth,Massachusetts, (which would become the capital of Plymouth Colony), in 1620. There were 102 passengers and a crew of 2530. The Mayflower has a famous place in American history as a symbol of early European colonization of the future United States.

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam is a common national personification of the American government originally used during the War of 1812. He is depicted as a stern elderly man with white hair and a goatee beard. Typically he is dressed in clothing that recalls the design elements of flag of the United Statesfor example, a top hat with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white striped trousers