Thanksgiving thingy
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- Separatists were living in England had moved to Holland because they did not have religious freedom. They worried that their traditions would be lost so they decided to move to the New World.
- Hired two ships to take them to America. The two ships were the Mayflower and the Speedwell.
- Almost immediately the Speedwell began leaking.
- Unfortunately, because of the delay, the Mayflower would be crossing the Atlantic Ocean during the dangerous stormy season.
- The first few weeks of the voyage went fairly well. The only real problem was seasickness among many of the Pilgrims, who were so ill they could hardly move.
- A baby was born to Elizabeth Hopkins during the voyage. She named him Oceanus
- The Pilgrims decided to build their settlement not far from Cape Cod in a place they named Plymouth. The Mayflower stayed in Plymouth through the winter as the Pilgrims built their houses.
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