Were pilgrims America’s original economic migrants?

Name: Were pilgrims America’s original economic migrants?
Uploaded: 2015-11-26T23:43:24Z
Duration: P500S
Description: Four hundred years ago, a group of pilgrims founded a colony in Plymouth. But what did they hope to accomplish there, how did they live? Economics correspondent Paul Solman jumps back in time to interview some of these early settlers and find out how they made a living.

Clip: 11/26/2015 | 8m 20s

Four hundred years ago, a group of pilgrims founded a colony in Plymouth. But what did they hope to accomplish there, how did they live? Economics correspondent Paul Solman jumps back in time to interview some of these early settlers and find out how they made a living.

Aired: 11/26/15

Rating: NR

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