In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England. Normally, the Mayflower's cargo was wine and dry goods, but on this trip the ship carried passengers 102 of them, all wanting to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic.
yes between chesapeake bay and mouth of hudson river
merchent saint
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may i have permission and finances to establish a settlement
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yes you may as long as you carry yourself peacefully
may we leave the church of England
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finally after 66 miserable days at sea we made it to this abandoned indian village
unfortunately we have no right to be here cape cod is located 42 degrees north latitude
Christopher Jones.(lead expedition
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in order for us to become a official colony we must create a compact that the 41 saints and 'strangers 'must sign that swears our allegiances to the king and the compact creates a civil body politick
stranger
we are in
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first winter
we shall set sail back in april
only 53 passengers and half the crew are left sir due to the weather and disease we must go back home
what are we to do sir?
us too
the expansion and exploration of England was successful because it spread many cultures knowledge and goods and as in the mayfloer it was an early form of democracy