SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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September 7, 1619
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December 21, 1620
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September 6, 1620
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December 21, 1616
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the Americas with 102 passengers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mayflower set sail from England in July 1620, but it had to turn back twice because Speedwell, the ship it was traveling with, leaked. After deciding to leave the leaky Speedwell behind, Mayflower finally got underway on September 6, 1620. In the 1600s, the ocean was full of dangers.
Detailed explanation-3: -On September 6, 1620, 396 years ago today, Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with many of the 102 passengers praying for safe passage across the Atlantic Ocean in route to their new colony in America.
Detailed explanation-4: -On November 11, 1620, the Mayflower anchored at what is now Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor on December 16, 1620 and the colonists began building their town. While houses were being built, the group continued to live on the ship.