USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In September 1620, a merchant ship called 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 hoping to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic.

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mayflower set sail on 16th September 1620 from Plymouth, UK, to voyage to America.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America? The pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom. At the time, England required its citizens to belong to the Church of England. People wanted to practice their religious beliefs freely, and so many fled to the Netherlands, where laws were more flexible.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1492, three ships made the voyage over to the New World–the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria–with the largest ship, the Santa Maria, floundering and sinking to the bottom of the Caribbean.