The Mayflower Lands at Plymouth - 1620
In 1620, the Mayflower sailed across the Atlantic Ocean carrying 102 passengers. 35 of them were called 'Separatists' and the rest were called 'Strangers'. They were two different groups on one ship. One group was traveling to the New World for adventure and searching for gold. The other group came over in order to get away from a church that was controlled by the King. This group is also known as the Pilgrims.
They had moved out of England into Holland for a short time. They originally boarded the ship called 'The Speedwell' which was an unseaworthy ship, so it ended up being left behind. They boarded the Mayflower and started on their difficult journey across the sea.
The sailors on the Mayflower were crude and did not treat the Pilgrims with respect. One of the more notable adventures on this voyage was a young man who was swept overboard and somehow he mysterious found a piece of rope and held on to it and was pulled back into the boat.
The Mayflower landed in December of 1620. At first, it landed at Provincetown, where the Pilgrims and Strangers stayed for five weeks.
Captain Miles Standish led an expedition that resulted in the discovery of their settlement site which was Plymouth Plantation.
Also, the Mayflower Compact was signed by 41 of the 44 men.
This journey had been extremely hard. One baby was born while the Mayflower was on the sea.
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