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The '''Mayflower''' was one of the first [[ship]]s to sail and bring [[Christianity|Christians]] from [[England]] to what was then the [[New World]]. British [[Puritans]] yearned to establish a Christian society free from the religious oppression that they had faced in England. | The '''Mayflower''' was one of the first [[ship]]s to sail and bring [[Christianity|Christians]] from [[England]] to what was then the [[New World]]. British [[Puritans]] yearned to establish a Christian society free from the religious oppression that they had faced in England. | ||
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| + | The Pilgrims were part of the group known as Leiden Seperatists, a religious group from Shouthampton who wanted complete autonomy from England. Leiden Seperatist were constantly harrassed by [[Anglican]] agents and could not legally worship in the way that they wanted to. They first tried to get to the [[New World]] via the small brig ''Speedwell'' on July 22, 1620, and then again on August 15. However, leakage problems force the crew to return to Southampton. [http://www.pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/mayflower.html] | ||
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Under the [[Captain Christopher Jones]], in 1620 one hundred and two [[Pilgrims]] made a 3,000 mile voyage from England to America during autumn storms. When it left England there were three pregnant women and a crew of 25-30. Food was usually oatmeal, peas, pork, fish, beans, cheese and other foods that could be stored for long periods of time. The Mayflower could carry 180 large barrels of food storage along with Pilgrims furniture and tools. | Under the [[Captain Christopher Jones]], in 1620 one hundred and two [[Pilgrims]] made a 3,000 mile voyage from England to America during autumn storms. When it left England there were three pregnant women and a crew of 25-30. Food was usually oatmeal, peas, pork, fish, beans, cheese and other foods that could be stored for long periods of time. The Mayflower could carry 180 large barrels of food storage along with Pilgrims furniture and tools. | ||
Revision as of 15:24, September 7, 2008
The Mayflower was one of the first ships to sail and bring Christians from England to what was then the New World. British Puritans yearned to establish a Christian society free from the religious oppression that they had faced in England.
Context
The Pilgrims were part of the group known as Leiden Seperatists, a religious group from Shouthampton who wanted complete autonomy from England. Leiden Seperatist were constantly harrassed by Anglican agents and could not legally worship in the way that they wanted to. They first tried to get to the New World via the small brig Speedwell on July 22, 1620, and then again on August 15. However, leakage problems force the crew to return to Southampton. [1]
Voyage
Under the Captain Christopher Jones, in 1620 one hundred and two Pilgrims made a 3,000 mile voyage from England to America during autumn storms. When it left England there were three pregnant women and a crew of 25-30. Food was usually oatmeal, peas, pork, fish, beans, cheese and other foods that could be stored for long periods of time. The Mayflower could carry 180 large barrels of food storage along with Pilgrims furniture and tools.
Pilgrims spent 65 straight days living in the ships hold with no privacy and only a chamber pot for a toilet. They were not prepared for the rough waters of their long voyage. They suffered injuries from being thrown against the walls as the wind and wave tossed the ship. Besides the injuries many were seasick. At sea, Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to a son she named Oceanus. After the Mayflower anchored in Provincetown harbor off the tip of Cape Cod, Susanna White gave birth to a son she named Peregrine(one who has made a journey). The Mayflower then sailed across the bay and anchored at Plymouth Harbor where Mary Allerton gave birth to a stillborn son. One passenger died while at sea three days before land was sighted and one crew member also died.
The ship's passengers made the Mayflower Compact, a set of laws they would follow upon landing in America.
Sources
Caffry, Kate The Mayflower (1974) Gill, Crispin, Mayflower Remembered (1970)
