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- In the early 1600s a group of English men and women called Separatists were living in Holland. They had moved there because in England they did not have religious freedom.
- They did not believe in the Church of England, so they decided to separate from that church and go to Holland where they could worship God as they chose. B
- They decided that they needed to move again, They chose to sail to the New World–America.
- The two ships were the Mayflower and the Speedwell After loading the two ships with food, water, and other supplies the Pilgrims set sail for America in August of 1620.
- On August 21, 1620, the Pilgrims set off again for America. But soon water was again leaking into the Speedwell. This time the Pilgrims decided to leave the Speedwell in England and sail to America with just one ship, the Mayflower.
- Mayflower There were now about 130 people on the small ship, 102 of them Pilgrims. On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower set sail for America again.
- The only real problem was seasickness among many of the Pilgrims, who were so ill they could hardly move. It was cold, wet, and very uncomfortable aboard the ship.
- The Mayflower began to take on water and a wooden beam cracked. The ship’s crew quickly began to plug the cracks and repair the broken beam.
- The Mayflower stopped in Newfoundland to resupply and headed south along the east coast of America. On November 11, 1620, . It had been 66 days since the Pilgrims had left England.
- The Mayflower stayed in Plymouth through the winter as the Pilgrims built their houses, and the ship finally returned to England on April 5, 1621.
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