Plymouth was one of the first two permanent English settlements in North America. It was one of the first of the original Thirteen Colonies. In 1620 the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, near Cape Cod, seeking freedom to worship.      Plymouth suffered greatly in the first few years in North America. Winter were especially in winters they were the worst.with their brutal snowstorms and high speed winds. Many lost their live during the winter.      The men and women who lost their lives were brave and fearless they may have made some mistakes but they took those mistakes and improved them in the New World.