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According to Quora,
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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It wasn’t particularly significant otherwise.
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Was it the first colony?
Not remotely, there were plenty of other colonies all over the coast of America that came before it.
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Was it the most successful?
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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So… why such a big deal?
Well… I guess it is a number of contributing factors:
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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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.
The 13 Colonies / USA effectively merged with (gained control of) the large French and Spanish territories, subsuming their settlements and people.
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.
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Hope this helps! <3
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