400 years ago, on December 21, 1620, the Mayflower crew landed in Plymouth Bay, but few survived to the first Thanksgiving in 1621. They soon discovered life could become even more difficult using socialist collective farming.
According to the writings of William Bradford, the Pilgrims’ situation greatly improved after they replaced socialism with capitalism, and allowed each family private property to sell the crops grown themselves.
Graphic courtesy the Pilgrim Hall Museum.
