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It is when we view the founding of Plymouth in relation to what came afterward, that it assumes the importance which belongs to the beginning of a new era." IT IS WHEN WE VIEW THE FOUNDING OF PLYMOUTH IN RELATION TO WHAT CAME AFTERWARD THAT IT ASSUMES THE IMPORTANCE WHICH BELONGS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ERA
 with oiled-paper windows. And yet, after all, it is not the prosperous town of to-day, but the rude settlement of yesterday, which chiefly lives in the hearts of the American people. And it lives, not because of its economic importance, but because of its unique sentimental value. As John Fiske so admirably states: "Historically their enterprise [that of the Pilgrims at Plymouth] is interesting not so much for what it achieved as for what it suggested. Of itself the Plymouth Colony could hardly have become a wealthy and powerful state. Its growth was extremely slow. After ten years its numbers were but three hundred. In 1643, when the exodus had come to an end and the New England Confederacy was formed, the population of Plymouth was but three thousand. In an established community, indeed, such a rate of increase would be rapid, but was not sufficient to raise in New England a power which could overcome Indians and Dutchmen and Frenchmen and assert its will in opposition to the Crown. OF LOG CABINS WITH OIL PAPER WINDOWS AND YET AFTER ALL IT IS NOT THE PROSPEROUS TOWN OF TO DAY BUT THE RUDE SETTLEMENT OF YESTERDAY WHICH CHIEFLY LIVES IN THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND IT LIVES NOT BECAUSE OF ITS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE BUT BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE SENTIMENTAL VALUE AS JOHN FISKE SO ADMIRABLY STATES HISTORICALLY THEIR ENTERPRISE THAT OF THE PILGRIMS OF PLYMOUTH IT INTERESTING NOT SO MUCH FOR WHAT IT ACHIEVED AS FOR WHAT IT SUGGESTED OF ITSELF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY COULD HARDLY HAVE BECOME A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL STATE ITS GROWTH WAS EXTREMELY SLOW AFTER TEN YEARS ITS NUMBERS WERE BUT THREE HUNDRED IN SIXTEEN FORTY THREE WHEN THE EXODUS HAD COME TO AN END AND THE NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERACY WAS FORMED THE POPULATION OF PLYMOUTH WAS BUT THREE THOUSAND IN AN ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY INDEED SUCH A RACE OF INCREASE WOULD BE RAPID BUT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RAISE IN NEW ENGLAND A POWER WHICH COULD OVERCOME INDIANS IN DUTCHMEN AND FRENCHMEN AND ASSERT ITS WILL IN OPPOSITION TO THE CROWN
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