USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There were 102 passengers on the Mayflower including 37 members of the separatist Leiden congregation who would go on to be known as the Pilgrims, together with the non-separatist passengers. There were 74 men and 28 women-18 were listed as servants, 13 of which were attached to separatist families.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pilgrim is a person who makes a long journey to a foreign land, sometimes for religious reasons. In U.S. history, the Pilgrims were the founders of the Plymouth Colony, in what is now Massachusetts, in 1620. It was the second English colony in North America, after Jamestown.

Detailed explanation-3: -That’s what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -On September 16, 1620, a group of 35 Separatists and 67 other English settlers left Plymouth, England, aboard the Mayflower. The group included men, women, and children. William Bradford was one of the leading Separatists.